ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
control; check; restraint; inhibition
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to anticipate; to foresee
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
in terms of; from the point of view of
minority group (party); minority
as is usual with; in common with
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to jump at; to be attracted by
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
participation; joining; entry; adherence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
at that time; in those days
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
suddenly; all of a sudden
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to soothe; to calm; to pacify