to jump up and down; to hop
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
silence; stillness; quietness
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
how long; how far; how much
clear; precise; definite; distinct
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
last week; the week before
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
abstention; nonparticipation
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
very busy (person or thing)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
this (very thing); this precisely
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...