very young; little; childish; immature
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
that's true; of course; obviously
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
such ... as; or some such
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
present (brought by a visitor); gift
this world; this life; world of the living
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
intensification; aggravation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
equality; impartiality; evenness
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to look forward to something
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to worry; to fret; to get anxious