Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
still (continuing); as ever; further
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
remaining silent; keeping secret
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
several minutes; a few minutes
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to blaze; to burn brightly
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
manners; behavior; behaviour
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience