to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
because of; owing to; due to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
very young; little; childish; immature
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
besides; in addition; also; moreover
boiled and half-dried bonito
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
at least; at most; (even) just