careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
the other day; some time ago; recently
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to rank next to; to come after
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
with a chuckle; with a giggle
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
to correct oneself; to restate
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
outside (the room, building); outdoors
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently