picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to concern; to be related
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
having a garden; with a garden
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to pass (of time); to elapse
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
to ask a question; to ask questions
Buddhist (household) altar
portrait of a deceased person
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to pretend; to act (as if)
when one finds a moment; when one can find the time
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
dozens; scores of; decades
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was