(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to like; to love; to be fond of
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
blood relationship; blood relative
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
new bulb; new root; new stock; new share; new stock
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
because of; owing to; due to
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
spot; point; place; position
yen (currency of Japan); circle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis