to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
tosa (Japanese dog breed)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
little finger; pinky; little toe
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
phrase; clause; basic linguistic unit in Japanese grammar
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
older sister; elder sister
fishnet stockings (tights)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
micro-mini; very short (esp. clothing); very small
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes