straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
how; in what way; in what manner
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
troublesome; annoying; complicated
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to accept; to receive; to agree
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
having no make-up; wearing no make-up; being without make-up
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
most part; greater part; majority
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)