elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
one day; (on) a certain day
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
very young; little; childish; immature
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to summon courage; to be brave
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
incident; affair; happening; event
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to become better; to improve
to join forces; to cooperate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor