to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
question; inquiry; enquiry
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
magician; conjurer; illusionist
in front of the customer (guest, visitor, etc.); before the customer
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
error; mistake; slip; bug
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be found; to be discovered
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
extermination; expulsion; destruction
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
incident; affair; happening; event
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on