grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
image change; changing one's image; makeover
treating someone like a child
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
both hands; both arms; ten
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
something like ...; something called ...
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
no!; no no!; no, not at all
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
such; this sort of; like this
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
business; work; operations; service; duties
karōshi; death from overwork
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
school building; schoolhouse
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful