family-oriented; familial
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
from A to Z; in every particular; all without exception; in everything; through and through; (lit.) from one to ten
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
pleasant feeling; good vibes
famous brand of sake; choice sake
moment by moment; hour by hour
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
scrap lumber; piece of wood
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
well-mannered; courteous; polite
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
back country; remote countryside
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
major incident; major happening; big scandal
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident