tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
again; once more; a second time
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
apparent age (of someone); rough age
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
both hands; both arms; ten
to run up to; to rush over
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
depiction; description; portrayal
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
template; run of the mill; formulaic
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority