to call a person's attention (to)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
there's no smoke without fire
favourite motto; pet saying
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
calling by name; designation; nomination
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to make one's rounds; to patrol
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
all night long; all through the night
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one