to begin talking; to open up
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
don't worry about it; forget about it
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
correction; revision; amendment
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
well-bred; of good upbringing
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
one's physical safety; personal security
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
tolerance; broad-mindedness
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
deep inside; innermost place
to have a meal together; to sit at table
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
being somewhat excited (agitated)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient