to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hide; to keep to oneself
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
well-known; noted; celebrated
private tutor; coach; governess
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
tune (melody, piece of music)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
don't you think?; indicates question
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
composition; setting (of music)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
boy; son; baby boy; young man
destined; predestined; fated; fateful