toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
deep affection; dear; beloved
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
demanding; difficult; strict
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
high dimension; higher dimensions
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
voice training; vocal exercises
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
superheating; overheating
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la