so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to look forward to something
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bunch of flowers; bouquet
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to square one's shoulders
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to beat to death; to kill
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute