to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
feminine; womanly; female
contours of one's body; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
sailor suit; middy uniform
neat and clean; tidy; trim
single word; a few words; brief comment
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
perfect; perfection; perfect game
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(some) more; even more; longer; further
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
such ... as; or some such
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why