to grow up; to become an adult
to freeze; to freeze over
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
recommendation; referral; endorsement
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
and; thereupon; because of that
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular