(someone else's) child; child; kid
butcher-bird prey impaled on twigs, thorns, etc. for later consumption
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
as you see; as you can see
hard (due to freezing, drying, etc.); wound up; tense
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
living room (Japanese-style)
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
the last moment; the very end
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
living thing; living creature; animal; life
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
very; much; greatly; a lot of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something