alternating; taking turns
(not) so much; (not) that much
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
and; thereupon; because of that
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity