to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
go that far; to that extent
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be at a loss for words
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
talking while standing; standing around talking
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
fast-talking; rapid talking
at once; immediately; right now
to take flight; to disappear
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...