(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
great difference; major mistake
just because; even if; even though
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
discipline; training; teaching manners
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to be perturbed; to be agitated
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
since one was born; (in) all one's life
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
kindergarten graduation ceremony
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
in person; personally; (do) oneself
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
to be photographed; to be projected
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
with these words; while saying
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
the way one works; one's working manner
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness