good humour (humor); good mood
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
hello; good day; good afternoon
covering used to wrap a baby
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
weak force; weak interaction
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
one's own child; one's own children
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
both (people); the two of them
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
on and after; from ... onward; since
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
rather; better; instead; if anything
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...