improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
pointing out; identification
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
by all means; by all costs
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
naked eye; the physical eye
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be found; to be discovered
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to squeeze out; to wring out
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
fitting (of clothing); fitting; installation; fitting (e.g. graph)
in the same way as; just like
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)