wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
good feeling; feeling good
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
now that you say that; now that you mention it
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
at least; at most; (even) just
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
very; much; greatly; a lot of