going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to grow up; to become an adult
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to have a taste (of something); to sample; to try
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
outer case; casing; slip-case; slipcase; outer box