making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to run around; to bustle about
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
as stated; verbatim; literally
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
claw crane; toy crane; crane game; arcade game where the player captures stuffed animals, etc. with a UFO-like crane
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
baby monkey; small monkey
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
for the present; for the time being
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
each time it happens; at all such times
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out