polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
if so; in that case; in that situation
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to sweat and slave; to toil away
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
perfect; complete; flawless
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
technology; technique; technical
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to crouch; to squat; to cower
no matter how much time passes
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
new residential area; new residential development
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon