matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
head; lead; vanguard; first
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
having said that; on the other hand
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
even though; despite; when
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
at once; immediately; right now
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
to sentence; to assign a penalty