to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
honorific/polite/humble prefix
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
expression; look; countenance; face
on the occasion of; at the time of
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to run up to; to rush over
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that