when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
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
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
one revolution; one rotation
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
existence; possession; having; limited company
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be inflated with pride
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to face on; to look out on to