close to the wall; alongside the wall
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
study; learning; tutorial
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
step; stride; counter for steps
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to hold something reverently with both hands
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
nice; good; well-executed
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)