cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
penalty; sentence; punishment
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
New Year's pine decoration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be free; to be available
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis