absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
scene; view; prospect; outlook
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to be intimate with; to befriend
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
bodily sensation; sense; experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
alone; by oneself; on one's own
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to suppress one's emotions