sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
homeroom; form room; form class
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
correction; rectification; mending; repair
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
small-time candy store; penny candy store
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
single flower; one wheel; full moon
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
person who is ...; thing that is ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)