with bright almond eyes; eyes wide open; nonchalantly
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
just because; even if; even though
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
elder sister; effeminate man
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
space (room, area, outer space)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather