to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
bunch of flowers; bouquet
second; number two; runner-up
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
modesty; humility; being humble
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
must not; should not; do not
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
Americanization; Americanisation
in search of; in order to look for
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
one room apartment; studio apartment
line; queue; procession; matrix
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
unveiling; debut; introduction
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
receptionist; reception woman
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly