precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to tighten; to press hard
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
a little; a bit; slightly
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
someone who withdraws from society (e.g. hides in their room); hikikomori
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth