avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
children's literature; juvenile literature
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
indeed; really; truly; very much
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
memory; sense; experience
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
such; like that; that sort of
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
pronunciation; production of sound
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
with a friendly grin; smilingly
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited