boy; son; baby boy; young man
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
level; standard; water level
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
ill will; malice; evil intent
don't worry about it; forget about it
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally