expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
another dimension; different level; whole other level
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
how; in what way; I wonder
of tender years; very young
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
so; like this; in this way
one thin flat object; one sheet
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
color photo; colour photo
too much; excessively; too
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
several years; a few years
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
elopement; running away with a lover
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to grow up; to become an adult
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to feel hungry; to get hungry
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull