to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
several years; a few years
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
observation; survey; watching
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
too much; excessively; too
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
at least; at most; (even) just
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
infancy; childhood; tender age
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which