begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
hooting; jeering; heckling
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance