simultaneously; all at once; in unison
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
button (clothing); push-button; button
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(temporary) closure of school
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
low dining table; tea table
rice topped with raw egg (often seasoned with soy sauce)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
primary school; elementary school; grade school
attendance (at school); going to school
time; hour; period; class
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking