sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
all night long; all through the night
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
quickly; calmly; intently
the other day; lately; recently
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
low leg cut (leotard, swimsuit)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
without leaving any trace
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
longevity; prolongation of life
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous