development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to have meaning; to be meaningful
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
maintenance; preservation; improvement
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
question; inquiry; enquiry
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
by means of; due to; because of; according to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
extensive; vast range; wide scope
temporary; transitory; short-lived
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)