country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to get slightly dirty (all over)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to comb down; to smooth down
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
observation; survey; watching
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(one) could even say that
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
too much; excessively; too
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into