gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
genuine article; real thing; real deal
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
to begin to walk; to set out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to attempt; to test; to try out
right beside; close to; nearby
rear left; back left; left and behind
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to shake; to sway; to waver
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash