-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
street at night; making a night journey
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
transcendence; excellence; superiority
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
serious; not joking; straight
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
being startled; getting a shock
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate