(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
reading aloud; recitation
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
the place for; the time for; the level of
to relax; to feel at home
story; tale; talk; discussion
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
turning sideways; landscape orientation
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
light; faint; pale; fleeting
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to practice magic; to practise magic
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
young; youth; young person
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)