to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
instability; insecurity; crankiness
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance