pieces; scraps; disconnected
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to crouch; to squat; to cower
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
complete change; about-face
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to thrust before; to thrust at
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
spring term (e.g. school); spring period
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
student (esp. a university student)
to be surprised; to be astonished
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic