to shine; to glitter; to be bright
occasional; infrequent; rare
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
just past noon; afternoon
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry