to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to gather; to collect; to assemble
study group; study meeting
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pass (of time); to elapse
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
shopping; purchased goods
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
participation; joining; entry
of course; certainly; naturally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to finish; to end; to close
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
evening meal; dinner; supper
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party