to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to employ; to hire (a servant)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to turn towards; to point
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
outside of; not covered by
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
God; god; ace; king; superior person
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
fluent (in a language); flowing
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
in succession; one by one
to be infected; to be contagious
one's own child; one's own children
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period