stepwise; one step at a time
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
contributor (of written material)
in the future; another day; later
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight; rays of the Sun
right beside; close to; nearby
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
major cleanup; spring cleaning
report card; result sheet
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to concern; to be related
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
head; lead; vanguard; first
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to throw open; to leave open
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
in search of; in order to look for
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
one revolution; one rotation