the other day; lately; recently
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to become pale; to turn pale
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait