mountain range; mountain belt
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
outward appearance; apparent
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
manners; behavior; behaviour
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
little finger; pinky; little toe
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
boy; son; baby boy; young man
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles