to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
the scruff or nape of the neck
cooking; food preparation
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
180 degrees; complete change
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to have the privilege of doing
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
the opposite direction; the other way
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
behind; in the rear; in back
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to succeed; to bear fruit
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
spawning season; breeding season; laying period