interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
speech; expression; wording; language
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
house mouse (Mus musculus)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you