trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
day after day; day by day
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
still (continuing); as ever; further
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
every year; yearly; annually
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to