dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
in the same way as; just like
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
the last moment; the very end
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to feel; to sense; to experience
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
open field; empty lot; plain
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to push aside; to push one's way through
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pick up; to find; to gather
to collect; to assemble; to gather
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle