to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to move forward; to move on
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to summon courage; to be brave
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
relatively; comparatively
elopement; running away with a lover
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
please; somehow or other; one way or another
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with