cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
what time; (lit.) which hour
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
keep up your strength; chin up!
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
while; during; while; although; all; both
wet nurse; nursing mother
originally; by nature; from the start
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
area around the Hachikō statue at Shibuya Station in Tokyo (popular meeting point)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to watch over; to watch attentively
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
secret; private; surreptitious
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)