to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
(sound of one's) heartbeat
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
largest class; top category
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to be opposite; to face each other
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
vertical line; bar line (e.g. in music)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
many; a lot; much; multitude
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to pierce through; to break through
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)