love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
to mix; to stir; to blend
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
growing child's hearty appetite
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
inheritance; something given or received
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
a little bit; a little while
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence