tingling; stinging; pungently
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
attendance (at school); going to school
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently