coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
penalty; sentence; punishment
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to happen to hear; to overhear
to spread; to be propagated
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to rest one's chin in one's hands
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
chasing one another; playing tag
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
these guys; these fellows
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
since then; from that time; ever since
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
that is to say; so that means
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory