with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to jump up and down; to hop
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
nothing but; except; no more than
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
question; inquiry; enquiry
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be at a loss for words
rope; cord; policeman's rope
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
even if not; even without
hair (on the head); (a) hair
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to rush back; to run back
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name