to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
trivial; not amounting to much
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to give a round of applause; to applaud
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
standard; set; routine; decided
to begin talking; to open up
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
email newsletter; email magazine; e-zine; e-mag
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
point card; loyalty card; reward card
even though; despite; when
the place for; the time for; the level of
bank; banking institution
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid