with a friendly grin; smilingly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
way of calling (something or someone)
number two; mistress; concubine
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
carefree; free from worry
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
one's own child; one's own children
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
radiant smile; contented smile
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
egg boiled, peeled, and steeped in soy sauce marinade
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
preparation; arrangements
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game