to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
labrador retriever (breed of dog); labrador
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
alone; by oneself; on one's own
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
patting; stroking; caressing
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
labrador (breed of dog); labrador retriever
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
opposite; reverse; contrary
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)