(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
looking pale; looking unwell
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
at least; at most; (even) just
to be kind to; to treat kindly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
occasional; infrequent; rare
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to come and go; to go back and forth