speed; velocity; pace; velocity
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
ability; performance; efficiency
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to fall on one's backside
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
(you're) dirty!; (you have) cooties!
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew