one-by-one; separately; in detail
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
near; close; beside; third person
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
right side; right-hand side
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to project; to stick out; to stand out
boy; son; baby boy; young man
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
left side; left-hand side
perfectly round; perfectly circular
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
site; point on a map; spot
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
light; faint; pale; fleeting
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
woman; female; feminine gender
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)