to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
short distance; short range; short-haul
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
such; this sort of; like this
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
scenery; scene; landscape
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal