barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
older sister; lass; young lady
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to become pale; to turn pale
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)