gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
extra-large (clothing size); XL
boiling something whole (e.g. vegetable, fish); cooking something whole
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
three; three years of age
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
wind music; wind instrument music
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
waiting; expectation; standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
instead; but (on the other hand)
father; dad; husband; you; he
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon