cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
siblings; brothers and sisters
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
weird; disgusting; sickening
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to watch steadily; to stare
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
favorite; favourite; habitually used
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
over-fond parent; doting parent
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant