to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
young; innocent; childlike
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
shades of night; night scene
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to bend; to warp; to curve
two (long cylindrical things)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
your (visual) observation
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
to open (one's eyes) wide
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
this (very thing); this precisely
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
founder; originator; pioneer
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost