to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
port city; harbor city; harbour city
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
forcibly; by force; against one's will
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
bucking horse; unmanageable horse
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
young person; youth; young
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
home area; home town; local
people; men and women; each person; everybody
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
small hill; low hill; hillock
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion