(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
sense of duty (obligation)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
marshland; wetland; swampland
(water-filled) paddy field
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in that manner; like that
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)