mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
greater than ...; bigger ...
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
sharply; harshly; stingingly
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to take over; to hand over
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
hot summer day; day on which the temperature reaches at least 25 degrees Celsius
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to be at a loss for words
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
around the clock; day and night
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
person of doubtful origin