reality; actuality; hard fact
that's the way it is; such is life
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
boy; son; baby boy; young man
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to feel; to sense; to experience
behind; in the rear; in back
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny