gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
sitting with one's legs out to one side
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
one's share; one's portion
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
being concerned about or mindful of
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
reaction; response; reaction
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
sympathy; compassion; pity
in person; personally; directly
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
out of bounds; beyond the pale
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...