to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to straighten up; to sit upright
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
voice quality; type of voice
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
toddling; taking tottering steps
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
together; at the same time; same; identical
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
treating someone like a child
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage