incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
absorption; suction; attraction
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
hand used like a sword in striking
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to run around; to bustle about
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
care; precaution; guarding; caution
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to get angry; to lose one's temper
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
hiding one's embarrassment
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that