growth period (in children)
growing child's hearty appetite
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
tingling; stinging; pungently
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
being all smiles with joy
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to be transparent; to show through
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
finish; finishing; finishing touches
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
bottle of spirits that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits
used article (esp. clothes)
to mistake (A for B); to misread
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room