fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to arch; to be curved; to become bow-shaped; to bend backward
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
one's way back; one's way home
to cause someone to worry
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
weather forecast; weather report
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to head home; to leave for home
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark