to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
Japanese person; Japanese people
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
older sister; lass; young lady
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
how; in what way; how about
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crouch; to squat; to cower
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably