for the first time in one's life
that is to say; so that means
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to wash away; to rinse off
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
action rhymes; song sung (by children) as part of a game
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
generation; the world; the age
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
about when; about what time; how soon
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
pair; the two; both persons; both things
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
explanation; interpretation
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
buried gold; buried treasure
cache; place to hide something
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve