absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
manners; behavior; behaviour
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
elementary school (in Japan; 1941-1947)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be too late; to be too slow
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
it is not (like that) either
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to apologize; to apologise
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
how many years; how long; what year
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
little finger; pinky; little toe
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
hooting; jeering; heckling
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
personal; individual; private
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself