to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to lose sight of; to miss
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to care for someone; to look after someone
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be kind to; to treat kindly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to make an appeal; to urge
drop (e.g. of water); drip
nape (of the neck); nucha
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to hide; to keep to oneself
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
happy memory; sweet memory
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering