to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
all night; throughout the night
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
it seems so; that's what it looks like
as a child; when one was a child
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
to be (standing) together, an arm across the other's shoulder
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
oblong; landscape orientation
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to read (a book, etc.) over again
counter for (small) boats
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)