to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
a little bit; a little while
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
approximate age; age range
cost of one's food; one's board
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
as a child; when one was a child
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
end of consecutive holidays
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
manners; behavior; behaviour
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
way of eating; how to eat
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)