frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
decision; determination; resolution
maid; helper; help; assistance
weightlessness; zero gravity
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
scenery; scene; landscape
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to be worried; to be troubled
to arrive home; to return
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips