imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
large build; large pattern
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
to make an appearance; to show up
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to say; to be pleased to say
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
nothing but; except; no more than
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
door; gate; opening; title page