fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
forgetting; lapse of memory
to look away; to avert one's eyes
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to shout (in anger); to yell
great laughter; burst of laughter
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
what with this and that; for a number of reasons