interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
people; citizens; subjects; folk
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to speak; to say; to vocalize
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
suspicious-looking; fishy
insight; power of observation
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up