sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
unedited remarks; frank opinions
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
just above; right overhead
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to make an appearance; to show up
companion; company; tritagonist
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
right under; directly below
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
greeting; a fine thing to say
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness