level ground; plain; flatland
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to make an appearance; to show up
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
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
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
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
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
radiant smile; contented smile
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
to face on; to look out on to
southern part; the south (of a region)
lately; recently; these days
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to mind; to care; to worry
consideration; taking into account
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top