counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
without cause; without reason
first-aid; emergency (aid)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
capable of anything; liable to do
spirit; heart; disposition
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp