eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
step; stride; counter for steps
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
older brother; elder brother
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
after a long time; for the first time in a while
shopping; purchased goods
the way back; the way home; return trip
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to leave something as it is
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
while; even though; despite
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood