awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
head; lead; vanguard; first
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
pitch dark; total darkness
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
moment; brief space of time
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
nursing; (protective) care
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
sorry; excuse me; thank you
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
there is no way that ...; easy; simple