to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
society; company; the public; the world
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
pupil; student; schoolchild
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
acceleration; speeding up
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to rush over; to run up to
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
negotiations; discussions; connection
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
how long; how far; how much