fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to have meaning; to be meaningful
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
absolute obedience; complete submission
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
originally; by nature; from the start
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
nature; property; disposition
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
please; somehow or other; one way or another
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to like; to love; to be fond of
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to go out and away; to leave