fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
one or two; a few; small number
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
along the river; riverside
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
last night; yesterday evening
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
... years old; age (of) ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize