as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
snake; serpent; large snake
surprise; something unexpected
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
poisonous; toxic; noxious; malicious; spiteful; hurtful
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
at least; at most; (even) just
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
most of all; extremely; supremely
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
in deep black; in jet black
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
taste; liking; preference
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
originally; by nature; from the start
of great promise; with a promising future
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)