to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
from here; from this place
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to move forward; to move on
had better ...; had better not ...
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify