spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I see; that's right; indeed
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
to face; to go towards; to head towards
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
curious; strange; unusual
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to unfold; to unroll; to open
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
such; this sort of; like this
form; shape; figure; visage
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!