signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
difficult to ...; hard to ...
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
just managing; with great difficulty
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be discouraged; to shrink from
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
book; volume; this; present; main; head
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
strategy meeting; council of war
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition