moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to move forward; to move on
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
everywhere; all over; throughout
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
annual function; annual event
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
expression; presentation; representation; notation