here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
society; the world; the times
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
by myself; in person; by oneself
contract; compact; agreement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
near; close; beside; third person
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good