tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
main entrance; front entrance; main exit; front exit
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
visual hallucination; vision
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
normalcy; normality; normal
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
remark; statement; discourse
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
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)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school