what action to take; what to do with oneself
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
I see; that's right; indeed
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
forced laugh; forced smile
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong