to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to speak ill of; to disparage
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
greater than ...; bigger ...
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
when looked at in that way
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
don't worry about it; forget about it
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
priority; order of precedence
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop