knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
tall figure; high stature
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
and; thereupon; because of that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
treating someone like a child
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
something; some kind of; for some reason
chance; opportunity; occasion
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street