activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
single word; a few words; brief comment
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
at first; in the beginning; originally
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to be hesitant; to feel timid
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
father; dad; husband; you; he
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion