hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to tighten; to press hard
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
leather shoes; leather boots
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
slowly and quietly; smoothly
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout