lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to complain; to lodge a complaint
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
to arrange not to contradict each other
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
gradually; slowly but steadily
way one walks; one's walk
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to surge; to well up; to gush out
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage