bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to finger; to tamper (with)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
family; relatives; dependents; household
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
depiction; description; portrayal
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
assistant professor; associate professor
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
breath; breathing; tone; mood
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion