trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
one after another; in rapid succession
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
granulation; granulation tissue; bulbil; vagina; pussy
toying with; playing with; making a plaything of (someone); treating as a plaything; trifling with
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this
simple and clear; plain and simple
otherwise; if not; or else
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
came here; coming here; recently
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to emphasize; to attach importance to
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
crisp (like a pickle); crunchy; firm (musculature); stiff (shoulders, neck, etc.)
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event