whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
department store; department
play equipment; playground equipment
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
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
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
youthful; young; young-looking
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
kindergartener; preschooler
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
battlefield; battleground
lower region; lower part; region below