jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
dozens; scores of; decades
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to look around; to look towards (us)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
just a minute; small quantity
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to be helpful; to be useful
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
sanity; consciousness; soberness
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
other side; opposite side; other party
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
vacant house; unoccupied house
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to relax; to feel at home
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
secret base; hideout; hidden position
particular; hard to please; fussy
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
thereupon; shortly thereafter
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat