several years; a few years
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
real experience; actual observations
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
serious accident; major incident
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
silence; stillness; quietness
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter