to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
while; during (the time when)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
pupil; student; schoolchild
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to ask; to enquire; to query
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
such ... as; or some such
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(with a) start; fright; alarm
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to be reminded of; to call to mind
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
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.)
to throw into; to dump in together
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger