half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
kickboard; flutterboard; float
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
power; might; authority; influence
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back; to rely on; to depend on
button (clothing); push-button; button
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
technical skill; ability; capacity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
already; now; no longer; not any more
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts