one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
colour; color; hue; tints
combination; union; binding; bond
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
sphere; counter for balls
mirror ball; disco ball; glitter ball
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
continuation; succession; series
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to arouse criticism; to provoke; to cause a controversy; to give rise to hostile comment
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
viewing as a problem; problematizing
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
debate; panel discussion; forum
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use