cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to be found; to be discovered
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight