to begin; to set about; to start
to lean against; to set against
impossible to do (although wants to)
these guys; these fellows
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to give; to do (something) for
near; close; beside; third person
lord of a manor; estate steward
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to become better; to improve
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
poor physical health; bad shape
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
blow; hit (on the body); beating
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
opposite side; opposition
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
other side; opposite side; other party
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
stale; hackneyed; cliched
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
bedside; near one's pillow
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed