imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
one by one; one after another; successively
in the same way as; just like
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hard to get; hard to come by
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
large tree; big tree; huge tree
looking depressed; long face
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
covered in mud; mud-caked