small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
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
should; must; -able; probably; likely
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
meaning; significance; sense
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely