river; stream; River; the ... river
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to become better; to improve
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to be conspicuous; to stand out
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
squad leader; group leader; team leader
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
lunch monitor; student responsible for school lunch distribution and clean-up
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
please (give me); please (do for me)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
unexpectedly; surprisingly
name; given name; first name
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect