Japanese person; Japanese people
healthy; sound; wholesome
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to take on a role; to take part
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to feel a chill run down one's spine
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
older brother and younger sister
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
drama; theatre; theater; play
un-; non-; negative prefix
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
such ... as; or some such
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match