to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
striking; remarkable; considerable
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
meal set before one; women's advances
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
how many years; how long; what year
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
excursion; field trip; school trip
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
destination; place one stays during a trip
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
to help each other; to cooperate