thicket; coppice; brushwood
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
neighbourhood; neighborhood
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
older sister; lass; young lady
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
after a long time; for the first time in a while
letter; missive; note; mail
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone