bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to approach; to draw near
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older sister; lass; young lady
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to like; to love; to be fond of
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
as a child; when one was a child
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
changing clothes; change of clothes
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
period of time; time slot; time zone
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly