watermelon splitting (game)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to pass (of time); to elapse
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to be able to manage somehow or another
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member