with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to relax; to feel at home
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
indeed; really; truly; very much
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
being startled; getting a shock
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
something; some kind of; for some reason
right under; directly below
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair