to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to summon courage; to be brave
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
majority group (party, faction)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii)
to be softened; to calm down
library; book collection; paperback book
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
questionnaire; survey; poll
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
March; third month of the lunar calendar
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
writing something on commission; newly written text