manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
surrounding at a distance
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
interval; break; pause; spare moment
a few years ago; some years back
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
marriage ceremony; wedding
thicket; coppice; brushwood
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
covered with; stained; smeared
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
sincere; honest; faithful
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
several years; a few years
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you