going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to face on; to look out on to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)