soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
memories; recollections; reminiscence
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
next; secondly; subsequently
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
lifting (a child) high up in the air
private affairs; personal matter
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
striking; remarkable; considerable
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
no!; no no!; no, not at all
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
tolerance; broad-mindedness