affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
conventionality; triteness
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
craving; longing; thirsting
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
newspaper reporter; print journalist
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
one large ...; a great ...
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
movie set; filming location
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
rare (or peculiar) animal
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
general manager; director-general
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
discreet; modest; cautious
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
preparation; provision; guarding
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to torment; to torture; to harass
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece