steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
incommunicative; taciturn
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
the real criminal; true culprit
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)