footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
seeing in the dark; night vision
to look down on; to make light of
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
stone (used for throwing)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
welcome; (warm) reception
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
lately; recently; these days
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
just the other day; quite recently
indolence; laziness; sloth; idleness
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
tool; implement; means; furniture
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
high-pressure selling; aggressive peddling; the hard sell; forcing on someone (e.g. kindness)