tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
slightly early; just before
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
lord of a manor; estate steward
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
written guarantee; guarantee letter; warranty; warranty card
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to crumble away; to collapse
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to loiter around; to wander about
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)