to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
bank; banking institution
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
somewhat below; slightly below
degree of attention; profile
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing; installing and removing; desorption
albino Japanese rat snake
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
to stay calm; to keep cool
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
commitment; pledge; promise
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
girls' or women's division or section
to score a goal (basket, etc.); to sink a shot
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...