having a crush on someone; flushing
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
go on!; right!; here goes!
in search of; in order to look for
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to grow up; to become an adult
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
how many years; how long; what year
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
shopping; purchased goods
in one's own way or style
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on