freshly pounded (rice cake)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
while; during (the time when)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
vocal sound; tone of voice
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
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.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
second-year student; biennial
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings