role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
troubled times; turbulent times
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
request; appeal; claim; purchase
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to finish reading; to read through
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
loveable; very likeable; like very much
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
within; inside of; less than
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
how many people; a number of people
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
in advance; beforehand; previously
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance