boy; son; baby boy; young man
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
briskly with small steps; trotting
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
when it becomes; when it comes to
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
apparently; appears to be
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
same generation; one's generation
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular