to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
substitute player; reserve
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
and; thereupon; because of that
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
strong-willed; strong of heart
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
(not) even once; (not) ever
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
in that way; like that; that way
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect