one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to provide; to arrange; to install
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
when it becomes; when it comes to
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
form; shape; figure; visage
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
changing completely; transformation
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
everything; anything; nothing
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
being startled; getting a shock
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming