to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
young person; youth; young
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
sublime; noble; high-minded
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
dull sound; muffled sound
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
speckles; spotted pattern
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain