small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
invisibly; secretly; privately
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
second (unit of time); arc second
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to grow up; to become an adult
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
leader; authority; mainstay
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
society; the world; the times
several years; a few years
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
immediately; right away; on the spot