to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
two-storied gate; tower gate
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
confused; flustered; at a loss
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to cover fully; to wrap around
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch