stairs; stairway; staircase
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
round; circular; spherical
to become calm; to die down
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
female high-school student
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
strings; stringed instrument; string ensemble
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack