in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
briskly; quickly; promptly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to be overcome with emotion
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)