it's been a long time; long time no see
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
the more one looks (at it) the more...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
partly open; in half bloom
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
tension; mental strain; nervousness
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers