economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to pick up; to find; to gather
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
independence; self-reliance
to go out and away; to leave
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
(not) even once; (not) ever
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
very young; little; childish; immature
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
toy poodle (variety of poodle)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture