senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
intelligence network; information network
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
death by suffocation; death by choking
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to become bright; to become clear
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
have to do; must; should; ought to