to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
(actor) relying on acting skills (rather than good looks, etc.)
polish; improvement; burnishing
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
difference; variation; difference
although I say; although one might say; although called
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
annual (plant); first-year student
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
substantial matter; significant item
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
preference; priority; precedence
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
physical strength; muscle strength
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
jumping ability; jumping power
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to pitch forward; to fall forward
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
living thing; living creature; animal; life