low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to jar; to creak; to grate
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
only; merely; but; no more than
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)