in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to hand over; to surrender
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
work-in-progress; working state
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
speaking of ...; as for ...
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
gifted education; special education for gifted children
father and mother; parents
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
had better ...; had better not ...
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to knock down; to utterly defeat