hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
mouth with a protruding lower lip and jaw; socket; receiving window; slot
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
delicious-looking; tasty-looking; hot; sexy; desirable
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in this way; thus; such; uh...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
hakama; man's formal divided skirt