to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
strong-willed; strong of heart
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to collect; to assemble; to gather
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
extensive; vast range; wide scope
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
grasp; catch; understanding
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...