step; stride; counter for steps
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
neighbourhood; neighborhood
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
uncle (older than one's parent)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
good humour (humor); good mood
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly