refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
small number of children (per family); low birth rate; youngest child (in the family)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
relation; connection; affinity
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
small hill; low hill; hillock
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
biological parent; real parent
even though; despite; when
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to care for someone; to look after someone
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death