easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
locker room; changing room; dressing room
to change (one's clothes)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
growth period (in children)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
river surface; surface of a river
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
maid; helper; help; assistance
not caring; not giving a damn
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sense of values; values; value system
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished