to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with a start; with a jump
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
index finger; forefinger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
due form; official; formality
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine