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
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to be softened; to calm down
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
head; lead; vanguard; first
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to raise one's voice; to shout