growth period; growing season
to be transparent; to show through
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
first thing in the morning
junior high school student; middle school pupil
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
(another's) daughter; young lady
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
business; trade; operations; sales
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
unrequited love; one-sided love
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
passion; enthusiasm; zeal