cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
that's true; of course; obviously
function; facility; faculty; feature
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
mental derangement; madness; insanity
this world; this life; world of the living
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be intimate with; to befriend
these guys; these fellows
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
feeding (animals); provisioning
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing