to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
lifting (a child) high up in the air
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
fast walking; semi-jogging
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
materials; data; document
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
maid; helper; help; assistance
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
artificial intelligence; AI
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to grow up; to become an adult