to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
hard (due to freezing, drying, etc.); wound up; tense
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
pollakiuria; frequent urination
hieroglyphics; type of character representing pictures
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
front (of a piece of traditional Japanese clothing)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
spring sunlight; scenery of spring
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
failed student; student required to repeat a year
to desperately cover up; to hide at all costs
to crouch; to squat; to cower
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
Chomolungma (Mt. Everest)