shyness; bashfulness; shame
uncontrollable; irrepressible
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
to prostrate oneself before
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to come to an end; to close the curtain
level ground; plain; flatland
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to make an appearance; to show up
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
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
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
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
existence; possession; having; limited company
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
to face on; to look out on to
southern part; the south (of a region)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing