crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
in proportion to; just as much as
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
Japanese person; Japanese people
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
public announcement (in a department store, etc.)
older sister; lass; young lady
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
white sauce; béchamel sauce
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
greater than ...; bigger ...
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to speak; to hear a voice
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
master; teacher; stable master
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
elder sister; effeminate man
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade