joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to give a broad grin; to smirk
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
handrail; railing; banister
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
being startled; getting a shock
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
leather shoes; leather boots
to polish up; to shine up
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
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