to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to begin to walk; to set out
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
honor; honour; credit; prestige
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to spread; to be propagated
standing close together; bristling (with)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
immediately; right away; on the spot
to push aside; to push one's way through
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)