a few years ago; some years back
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to stiffen; to become stiff
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to knock down; to knock off
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
police officer; policeman; constable
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to straighten up; to sit upright
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss