hard worker; hardworking person
wandering; roaming; drifting
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
such ... as; or some such
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
being startled; getting a shock
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher