to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
step; stride; counter for steps
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
just one person; only one
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
carving; engraving; sculpture
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to come back (to); to return to a starting point