to approach; to draw near
hearsay; learning by hearsay
as if nothing had happened
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
many; much; plenty; hardly
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
how many people; a number of people
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
classification by colour; sorting by color; color-coding; classification; sorting; grouping
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
decision; determination; resolution
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
bark; husk; untanned pelt
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to reason; to sum up; to conclude