to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to thrust away; to send flying
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to shout (in anger); to yell
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone