pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
don't you think?; indicates question
even though; despite; when
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
night watch; fire watchman
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
schoolgirl; female student
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to thrust away; to send flying
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
when it becomes; when it comes to
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely