lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
in this way; thus; such; uh...
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to grow up; to become an adult
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
charming; fascinating; attractive
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
finishing blow; coup de grâce
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
in the future; another day; later
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)