infancy; childish; infantile; immature
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
IQ; intelligence quotient
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
head (of the body); tip; head (e.g. of a tool); boss; head; header (in soccer); heading (the ball)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
during imprisonment; while in jail
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
schoolgirl; female student
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
shelter; refuge; protected place
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)