to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
expression of love; showing love
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
method of bringing up; method of raising
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
older employee who does not have much actual work
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to take (be in) charge of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
river; stream; River; the ... river
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
moderate; proper; just right
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
garden plant; garden tree; potted plant
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice