to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
androgynous; hermaphroditic
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
it's probably so; it stands to reason
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
on the occasion of; at the time of
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to frolic about; to mess around
I couldn't care less; not caring less
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
biological child; one's own child
(physical) growth; development
like this; in this way; as you see
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
surname; family name; last name
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)