standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
that day; the very same day
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
very; much; greatly; a lot of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
how long; how far; how much
how; in what way; by what means
grasp; catch; understanding
every year; yearly; annually
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
tendency; trend; inclination
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well