to approach; to draw near
difficult to ...; hard to ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
genuine article; real thing; real deal
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
potentiality; dormancy; latency
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
father; dad; husband; you; he
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
all; entire; whole; altogether
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to bring back; to restore
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble