so to speak; so to call it; as it were
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
tanned by the sun and sea breezes
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
tips of one's hair; hair ends
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
outside the boat (ship, spaceship, etc.); outboard; extravehicular
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
accurate; correct; precise; exact
apparently; appears to be
beforehand; in advance; previously
falling over; toppling sideways
high and low; rise and fall
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little