buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
overhasty; rash; premature
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
again; once more; a second time
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
vocal sound; tone of voice
until now; so far; up to the present
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to state; to express; to mention
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains