to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
and yet; though; when; in spite of
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
all; entire; whole; altogether
firmly; solidly; heartily
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify