to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
in any case; whatever the case may be
to subsist; to keep on living
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
minimum; at the very least
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
leadership; initiative; spearhead
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
modern times; the modern age; this day and age