brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to play with; to toy with; to tease
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
name; given name; first name
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
popular name; common name; given name
and; thereupon; because of that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry