neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
along; parallel to; in accordance with
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
joint struggle; common (united) front
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
each and all; every single one; everybody
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
very interesting; of great interest
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
arriving in Japan; visiting Japan
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)