to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
ornamental ridge-end tile
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to like; to love; to be fond of
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
-less; lacking; non-existing
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
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)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
quitting while one is ahead
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
essence; true nature; substance; reality
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
back street; back alley; off-street
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
society; the world; the times
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others