to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
national holiday; public holiday
extended leave; long vacation
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to crack (person's voice); to squeak