to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to push aside; to push one's way through
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
together; at the same time; same; identical
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
too much; excessively; too
with a start; with a jump
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka