to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
that; the matter in question
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
close; intimate; on good terms
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
having children; attempting to conceive