this, that and the other; this and that
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
nothing but; none other than
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
troubled face; worried expression
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to support each other; to support one another
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
(death from) starvation; starving to death
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
open field; empty lot; plain
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
playing in the mud; playing with mud
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
funny story; funny anecdote
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)