to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to grow up; to become an adult
treating someone like a child
close; intimate; on good terms
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
troublesome; pain in the butt
tens of thousands of years
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
foolishness; fool; moha (ignorance, folly)
since when; from when; how long
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
being too late; losing one's final chance
to throw into; to toss into
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
for a while; for some time; for a period
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
height of; middle of; full bloom
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
quarrel; dispute; argument
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat