to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
(child) car seat; child seat; child safety seat; booster seat
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
proposal; proposition; suggestion
conviction; belief; confidence
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
drawing ability; skill at art
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
dumpling shop; gyoza restaurant
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
sentiment; sentimentality
excess; surplus; superabundance