ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
platform; home; home base; home plate
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
this occasion; at this time; now
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
to become dim; to become blurred
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed