to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
beginning; outset; first; onset
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to throw at; to turn; to raise
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
child's tear-stained face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to approach; to draw near
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now