cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
front; frontage; facade; main
feeling; sense; impression
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable