dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
nightlife districts; drinking districts
(distant) howling; backbiting
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to redeem (from sin); to save
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
right after coming out; just graduated
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
180 degrees; complete change
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.