timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to change completely; to change suddenly
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to become hoarse; to become husky
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
brand-new article; new item
public holiday; celebration (of)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
growth period; growing season
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to walk away; to walk off
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
shoulder (of a road); berm
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to wring the neck; to strangle