fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
way of talking; speaking style
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
absorption; suction; attraction
retention; maintenance; preservation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
under the staircase; understairs
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored