first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
helper; assistant; help; assistance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
then; well; so; well then
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
I see; that's right; indeed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
physical work; manual labour (labor)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
from now; from this moment; henceforth
evening meal; dinner; supper
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up and down; to hop