being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
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.)
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to stop walking; to pause
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
precocious; precocious child
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun