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 ...
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
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
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
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 be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little 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 find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
radiant smile; contented smile
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to seem (very) proud; to be inflated with pride
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to face on; to look out on to
southern part; the south (of a region)
eight-tenths; ostracism; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg