slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
whispering into a person's ear
verbal message; word (from someone)
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
so; like this; in this way
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
and so; therefore; for that reason
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
strength; power; proficiency; ability
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend