to freeze; to freeze over
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
on the occasion of; at the time of
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
finger flick to the forehead
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
that day; the very same day
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum