sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
fittings that open and close (doors, windows, shoji, fusuma, etc.); fixtures
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to become damaged; to break; to worsen; to spoil (one's mood); to decrease; to diminish (profits, gains)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
walking briskly; determinedly
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)