irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to fall on one's backside
to make an appeal; to urge
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
will not do; do not; does not
vocal sound; tone of voice
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to squeeze out; to wring out
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
middle of the night; dead of night
alone; by oneself; on one's own
covert action; covert operations
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
much less; to say nothing of
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command