to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
have a good day; take care; see you
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
scene; view; prospect; outlook
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
falling asleep; going to sleep
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
top of the head; crown of the head
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
even more; still more; further
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
making something strong even stronger; solidifying something's chances; (lit.) (giving) a metal rod to an ogre
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)