(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate