loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
one-by-one; separately; in detail
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
round; spherical; circular
both hands; both arms; ten
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
but; however; provided that
unseasonable; out of season
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to be perturbed; to be agitated
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to turn right; to turn to the right
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)