boy; son; baby boy; young man
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
reaction; response; reaction
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
very young; little; childish; immature
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time