floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
continuation; succession; series; continuous
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
to be kind to; to treat kindly
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
two legs; two feet; two pairs
towering; astonishingly high
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to make an appeal; to urge
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
as much as one can take or carry away
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)