reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
writing implement; writing tool
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to shout (in anger); to yell
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
naturally; of course; understandably
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
long ago; already; a long time ago
here and there; everywhere
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
absorption; suction; attraction
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to bawl; to cry; to scream
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)