body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to press against each other; to huddle together
feather; plume; plumage; down
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
comparatively; relatively
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to speak; to hear a voice
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
place; position; location; position; standing; status
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
while; even though; despite