art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
lost article; something forgotten
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
very young; little; childish; immature
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to paint (draw) a picture
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
the way back; the way home; return trip
retreating figure; appearance from behind
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
official in charge; person in charge
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
breeding; raising; rearing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related