to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to be greenish; to be tinged green
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to mix; to stir; to blend
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
play equipment; playground equipment
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across