newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
to complain; to make a complaint
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dozens; scores of; decades
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to send flying with a kick
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to shed light; to cast light
pale; pallid; bluish-white
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to follow advice; to act upon advice
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd