cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
something going right into or coming right out of a place where it fits snugly
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint