quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to bend; to warp; to curve
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
resolute; determined; bold
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
baumkuchen (German spit cake)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
green grass; young (fresh) grass
back street; back alley; off-street
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
a little bit; a little while
obedience; submission; resignation
general idea; concept; notion
order; command; directions; instructions
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
novel; original; new; innovative
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
I see; that's right; indeed