grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
as a child; when one was a child
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
small hill; low hill; hillock
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to switch off; to turn off
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
far away in the distance; in the far distance
firm; strong; solid; stable
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin