standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
way of eating; how to eat
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
breeding; raising; rearing
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to snatch from; to steal from
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
stairs; stairway; staircase
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
living room (Western style); sitting room
near; close; beside; third person
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
for your information; I'm telling you