greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
avoiding or dodging responsibility
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar