young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
bento; Japanese box lunch
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
to laugh away; to laugh off
to incur someone's enmity
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
sense of equilibrium; sense of balance
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
never mind!; don't worry about it
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
group; bunch; crowd; group
to cross one's mind; to be reminded