rucksack; knapsack; backpack
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
even if not; even without
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
potato chip; potato crisp
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)