to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
at someone's (something's) mercy
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
big leakage; uncontained leak
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
thickly; stickily; viscously
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
right under; directly below
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
grudge; complaint; reproach
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
war; battle; match; game; competition
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
impassioned speech; fervent speech
burlesque; low comedy; farce
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
same generation; one's generation
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority