before the gate; in front of the gate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be able to manage somehow or another
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled