toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
reduction by half; halving
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
ongoing; in progress; afoot
rotten smell; putrid odor
filling; packing material; stuffing; padding
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
museum; reference library; archive; record office
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
a little bit; a little while
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(clenched) fist; knuckles
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
older brother; elder brother
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
one's house; one's home; one's family