before the gate; in front of the gate
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
track-suit trousers; sweat pants
to be greedy; to devour greedily
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to be exhausted; to be worn out
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
rustling; refreshing; clearly
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
bento; Japanese box lunch
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to fall in love (with); to love
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest