clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
clerk; office worker; office staff
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
match; tournament; interschool match
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
sense of values; values; value system
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
suddenly; all of a sudden
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to move forward; to move on
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
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)
form; shape; figure; visage
exactly as stated; verbatim
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance