to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
big frame; large figure; huge body
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
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
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
ago; since; before; previous
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
small; fine; detailed; stingy
in one's own way or style
weight; heavyweight boxer
to be able to manage somehow or another
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
undisputed; entirely; perfect
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly