shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
(someone else's) parents; both parents
grandfather; male senior-citizen
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
(turned out) all right in the end
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
primary school; elementary school; grade school
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
manners; courtesy; etiquette
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
with these words; while saying
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
moment by moment; hour by hour
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
tickling; restlessly; hurriedly; kitchy-koo; goochie-goo
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no