to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to throw into; to toss into
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
such; this sort of; like this
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
abandoned child; foundling
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
scene; spectacle; sight; view
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)