next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
permission; approval; authorization; license
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as a child; when one was a child
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
control; check; restraint; inhibition
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
zip fastener; zipper; zip
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to do together; to share; to participate in
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
interests and preferences
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to lead a life; to live a life
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.