to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to pile up; to accumulate
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
in case of; at that time; at this time
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
coeducation; mixed-sex education
curious; strange; unusual
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
hot spring district (within a town)
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
souvenir store; gift shop
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
summer festival; summer matsuri
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature