to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
other side; opposite side; other party
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to blow off; to be blown off
to rise; to erect; to get up
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
support; backing; patronage
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to stop (plug) one's ears
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
superiority; predominance
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation