clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
waking; waking up; awakening
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
tingling; stinging; pungently
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
troubles brought on by what one has written
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side