to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
senior high school student
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to accept; to receive; to agree
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
living thing; living creature; animal; life
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
professor; teaching; instruction
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign