to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
author; writer; novelist; artist
remains; corpse; (dead) body
all night long; all through the night
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
for a while; for some time; for a period
after that; afterwards; thereafter
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
lightly; easily; carelessly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
moment by moment; hour by hour
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
front; frontage; facade; main
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago