to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
way; road; way to ...; road to ...
such; like that; that sort of
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to make an appearance; to show up
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to be found; to be discovered
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)