to run around; to bustle about
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
almost; roughly; approximately
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
coincident with; while; simultaneously