to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
partly open; in half bloom
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to devise; to plot; to plan
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
while; even though; despite
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to repeat; to do something over again
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence