to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to delight; to give pleasure
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
instability; insecurity; crankiness
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
opposite bank; farther shore
to move forward; to move on
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
rubber raft; inflatable boat
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
correction; revision; amendment