light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
by myself; in person; by oneself
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to blow off; to be blown off
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to breathe while sleeping
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
good feeling; feeling good
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
first thing in the morning
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to lose one's way; to get lost
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm