sports-minded; sports-oriented
courteous; decorous; polite
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to invite in; to show someone in
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to some extent; to a certain extent
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
internal organs; intestines; viscera
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
on the occasion of; at the time of
free (of charge); gratuitous
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
as a child; when one was a child
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
river; stream; River; the ... river
epidemic; plague; pestilence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito