smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
quiet; still; surreptitious
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to begin talking; to open up
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 get information; to find out; to get wind of
sound (of a sentence); euphony
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
whispered conversation; whispering
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money