cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump up and down; to hop
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
but; however; provided that
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to wash away; to rinse off
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)