a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to watch steadily; to stare
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
attractive face and figure
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
scene; spectacle; sight; view
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)