weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
check station; checkpoint
kindergartener; preschooler
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
climbing a slope (hill); ascending a hill
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
preparation; arrangements
trip story; vacation story
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to gain weight; to put on weight
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
beach umbrella; beach parasol
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
kickboard; flutterboard; float
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
float; raft; float (beverage with ice cream on top); float (finance)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)