young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
visiting one's constituency; (arch.) feudal lord's return to his estate
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to feel; to sense; to experience
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept