when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
end of term; end of semester
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
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)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to gain strength; to have energy
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka