red and white candy stick sold at children's festivals
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to spend time (on doing something)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
hello; good day; good afternoon
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
such ... as; or some such
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
until now; so far; up to the present
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)