knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
(not) a single person; (no) one
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
please (give me); please (do for me)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
clearing one's throat; cough
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation