quietly; slowly; gracefully
to approach; to draw near
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
serious look (on one's face); straight face
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
draw (in competition); tie game