maintenance; preservation; improvement
limbs; arms and legs; body
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
already; now; no longer; not any more
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
tingling; stinging; pungently
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
splish-splash; with a splash
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
one's whole heart; everything one feels
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach