to feel hungry; to get hungry
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
no regrets; without regrets
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
only recently; just of late
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off