to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
breeding; raising; rearing
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
house mouse (Mus musculus)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
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
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
fourth day of the month; four days
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet