to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to stare back at; to look back at
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
silence; stillness; quietness
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
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
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
feeling; sense; impression
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
hiding one's embarrassment
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)