to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
those (near the second person)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to crouch; to squat; to cower
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
that year; same year; same age
fate; chance; relationship; tie
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
the same; the said; likewise
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
jealousy; roasted rice cake
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
waste of time; killing time
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)