above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
opening fully; full throttle; full power
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
early on; earlier on; from early
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
carving; engraving; sculpture
Kanou Tan'yuu (1602-1674)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
small shrine; depository for sacred objects
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
journal; magazine; periodical
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in