kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
entire world; whole world; world stage
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be relieved; to feel relieved
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
I shouldn't say this, but
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
truce (during a children's game); time out; King's X
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
brown colour (created by roasting or firing)
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
flying bird; soaring bird
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
muddy water; red-light district
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across