gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
some people; a few people; several people
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
established practice; custom
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
selection; choice; picking out
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
after that; afterwards; thereafter
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(committee) chairman; president
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
in comparison to; rather than
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)