small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
grasp; catch; understanding
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
old friend; familiar face
to live through; to survive
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to pile up; to accumulate
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
grandfather; male senior-citizen
scale; scope; plan; structure
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
at the height (peak) of one's popularity