happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to become excited; to grow lively
both hands; both arms; ten
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
but; however; provided that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
directly opposite; right in front
possession (esp. of a territory)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
that's the way it is; such is life
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
delicious; appetizing; appetising
older brother and younger sister
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name