to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
shaking (like a jelly); wobbling; with a jiggle
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
in the picture; in the figure; in the (middle of the) diagram
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
in high spirits; excited; energetic
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to frolic about; to mess around
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
body; physical system; (the) person
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
boasting of one's strength
living by oneself; living alone
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake