clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
knitted fabric; crocheted fabric
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
starting point; starting line
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
finish; end; completion; result
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to become better; to improve
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
wide difference; a world of difference
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pointing out; identification
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...