noon; midday; daytime; lunch
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to paint (draw) a picture
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
until now; so far; up to the present
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
indicate reason; infers some protest
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
particularly; only; in the case of
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
alone; by oneself; on one's own
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to comfort; to console; to amuse
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
than; from; out of; except; but; more
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight