dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
both hands; both arms; ten
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
club activities; extracurricular activities
prohibition; inhibition; ban
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
while; during (the time when)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
had better ...; had better not ...
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to walk away; to walk off
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
special program; special programme
candid-camera; candid-camera footage
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded