to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
great success; happy result; good result
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
as much as one can; as much as possible
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
emphasizing one's good qualities; presenting oneself in a favorable light; self-production (of an album, film, etc.)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
script; libretto; scenario
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
name; given name; first name
children's game in which (at least three) people stand back to back to each other and shove vigorously backwards
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
rather; better; instead; if anything
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)