from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
bonsai; miniature potted plant
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
televising; broadcasting; airing
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
excess; surplus; superabundance
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
busy; having no (free) time
distant look; faraway look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
one's mental make-up (structure)
infancy; childhood; tender age
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
solar system; solar heating system