father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
stubborn; obstinate; adamant; immovable
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to make an appearance; to show up
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
four (long cylindrical things)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
confections; sweets; candy; cake
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
summer vacation; summer holiday
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
good-natured person; nice person
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)