had better ...; had better not ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
go that far; to that extent
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
without; but if; otherwise; or else
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
silky wisteria (Wisteria brachybotrys)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
long ago; a long time ago; already
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
busy; having no (free) time
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness