the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
no; no; without; not needed
to mix; to stir; to blend
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
great laughter; burst of laughter
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption