flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
elder sister; effeminate man
older sister; lass; young lady
prohibition; inhibition; ban
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
foreign; abroad; overseas
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
amount of sugar; sugar content
to eat too much of something; to overbook
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
contradiction; inconsistency
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)