heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
video camera; video camcorder
paper bag for putting a present in
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
contest; comparison; competition
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
one's person; around one's person
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
"minor cold" solar term (approx. January 6)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
Plum Creek (Cottonwood River)
The Swiss Family Robinson
landowner; landlord; landlady