door; gate; opening; title page
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
ten; 10; ten years of age
step; stride; counter for steps
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't you think?; indicates question
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
so; like this; in this way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation