desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
as soon as possible; ASAP
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
opinion; intention; thought
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
during a telephone call; busy line
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
walking heavily; lumbering
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to clamber up; to climb up
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
suffix appended to someone else's family members
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
(battery) charger; AC adapter
telephone bill; telephone rate
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)