slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
with a broad grin; smirking
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to hang (something) on the wall
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
writing; composition; essay; sentence
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to cause someone to worry
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)