speaking voice; talking voice
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
exchange of blows; long rally
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
to be boiled; to be cooked
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to think (something) strange
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
most attractive feature (of a person)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
scale; scales; bathroom scale; weighing machine
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
precious stone; jewel; gem
full ripeness; full maturity
(overnight) stay; lodging
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
way of asking; way of listening; listener
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)