postwar period; period after Second World War
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
(social) position; status
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to understand from experience
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability