hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
opportunely; conveniently; at the right time
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
stagnation; hindrance; delay
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
is that so?; I see; right; oh
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to come and go; to go back and forth
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency