to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
feeling; sense; impression
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be surprised; to be astonished
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; situation; position; location
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
in the same way as; just like
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
beginning; outset; first; onset
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties