cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)