direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
how; in what way; how about
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(some) more; even more; longer; further
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth