to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
ladle; tadpole; musical note
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
just above; right overhead
information transfer; information transmission
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(together) with; -wide; including
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
March; third month of the lunar calendar
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
actor; actress; player; performer
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
journal; magazine; periodical
understood; I see; OK; present; here
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
little by little; step by step
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
about when; about what time; how soon
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum