(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to grow up; to become an adult
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
imagination; supposition; guess
high tide; high water; full tide
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
Nagano (city, prefecture)
dubbing (of a film, etc. into a different language)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
coastal current; littoral current; alongshore current
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
forest planted to protect land, roads, etc. from natural disasters
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty