to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
memories; recollections; reminiscence
as a child; when one was a child
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to like; to love; to be fond of
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
personal affair; one's own affair
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to dye; to colour; to color
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to go out and away; to leave
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
irrational (line of) argument
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
very interesting; of great interest
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
thief; robber; burglar; bandit