genuine; authentic; true; real
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
just because; even if; even though
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
entreaty; supplication; petition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to find out; to discover; to locate
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to push down; to knock down
"it was all a dream"-ending
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to push aside; to brush aside
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
rustling; refreshing; clearly
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
manner of using one's hands
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
zip fastener; slide fastener; Zipper (tradename)
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure