seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
impossible; unlikely; improbable
speech and conduct; words and deeds
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
while; during (the time when)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
threat; intimidation; menace
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to crouch; to squat; to cower
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to straighten up; to sit upright
two (long cylindrical things)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work