the first and second; a few
squab; young pigeon; pigeon meat
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
small wooden Japanese toy that flies when spun between the palms of one's hands
thousand years; very long period; forever
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
ogre; demon; oni; spirit of a deceased person
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
whenever you want; any time you like
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
close; intimate; on good terms
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
keep up your strength; chin up!
to have the privilege of doing
to feel oneself indebted to
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
going to and fro; back and forth
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)