being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
several minutes; a few minutes
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
clip-clop (esp. of geta); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to continue to rain or snow
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
rain cover; tarpaulin; awning; taking shelter from rain
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
all night long; all through the night
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot