cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
to drop; to lose; to let fall
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
translation with notes; translator's notes
voiceless; unvoiced; silent; noiseless
fricative; fricative consonant
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
at work; in the midst of work; working
witnessing; observing; sighting
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
small hawk or falcon (used for hunting); falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
this winter; next winter; last winter
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
megacity; city with over a million people
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
just past noon; afternoon
critical point (temperature)