lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to make a speech; to address
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
school record; scholastic performance
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
seedling; sapling; young tree
periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
climbing kiln; ascending kiln; connected (pottery) kilns built on a slope
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
operating rate; utilization rate; occupancy rate; availability factor
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger