(religious) faith; belief; creed
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have a reason; to have an excuse
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
too much; excessively; too
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing