what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
girlish mind; girlish innocence
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
only recently; just of late
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to get thin; to taper off
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to name; to call; to christen; to term
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
and yet; though; when; in spite of
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
inheritance; something given or received
dark reddish-brown; liver color
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to go to; to visit; to call on
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse