alternately; by turns; one after the other
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to trample to death; to kill underfoot
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to run around; to bustle about
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to suppress one's emotions
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
hovering (of a helicopter, bird, etc.)
layperson's judgment (opinion)
button (clothing); push-button; button
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to approach; to draw near
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
critical point (temperature)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hard fight; difficult struggle
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)