new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
first meeting; first contest between
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to stop walking; to pause
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
invisibly; secretly; privately
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
mass of rock; rock lump; block
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to shake; to sway; to waver
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
this and that; one thing or another
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off