favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
gem; jewel; precious stone
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
convenient; handy; useful
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station