toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to accept (something) with thanks
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
about this time; about now
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to make an appeal; to urge
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
will not do; do not; does not
with a start; with a jump
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
separate; scattered; apart
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
independent action; acting alone
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to show up; to appear; to turn up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)