education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
chance; opportunity; occasion
memories; recollections; reminiscence
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
lineage; pedigree; family line
sovereign; emperor; monarch
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
relations with one's relatives; socializing with relatives; treating a non-relative as family; being on close terms with someone as if they were a relative
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
summer vacation; summer holiday
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to run around; to bustle about
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
storage room; storeroom; lumber room