kindergartener; preschooler
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
offence; offense; hindrance
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
while moving; on the move
to erase all trace of something
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to look upwards; to look up
historic; historical; traditional
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to pick up (with chopsticks); to take
justification; positioning; alignment
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
throughout; all through; right through
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment