growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
older brother and younger sister
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
untouched; unused; intact
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
the first half-year; first half of the year
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
setting up specially; special installation
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
even though; despite; when
all that one has; all that there is; the whole