statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
spring break; spring vacation
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to accumulate
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
nervousness; oversensitivity
to dye; to colour; to color
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth