one's house; one's home; one's family
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
perfect; complete; flawless
to listen to in an ecstasy
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
a few years ago; some years back
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
witnessing; observing; sighting
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to hide; to keep to oneself
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be conspicuous; to stand out
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
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.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
man; male; masculine gender
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid