with a start; with a jump
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
temporary; transitory; short-lived
in succession; one after another
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
curiosity; inquisitiveness
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
at first; in the beginning; originally
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
number of times; frequency; count
matter of time; question of time
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on