My words

活気

かっき

energy, liveliness

魅力

みりょく

charm, fascination, glamour, glamor, attraction, appeal

ブランコ

swing

滑り台

すべりだい

(playground) slide, (ship) launching platform, sliding bed

裸足

はだし せんそく

barefoot, superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

広報誌

こうほうし

PR brochure, public relations magazine

段ボール

だんボール ダンボール

(corrugated) cardboard

地面

じめん

ground, earths surface

泥

どろ

mud, slush, (wet) dirt, mire, thief

輪

わ

ring, circle, loop, hoop, wheel, circle (e.g. of friends)

幼い

おさない いとけない

very young, childish, immature

平凡

へいぼん

common, commonplace, ordinary, mediocre

冒険

ぼうけん

risk, venture, adventure

運営

うんえい

management, administration, operation

手助け

てだすけ

a help

満ちる

みちる

to be full, to wax (e.g. moon), to rise (e.g. tide), to mature, to expire

転がる

ころがる

to roll, to tumble, to fall over, to roll over, to lie down, to be scattered about, to be common, (of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out

結ぶ

むすぶ

to tie, to bind, to link, to bear (fruit), to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude, to connect (two distant places), to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips), to unite (with), to ally, to join hands, join

掘る

ほる

to dig, to excavate, to hollow, to delve into, to dig up (e.g. vegetables), (for two men) to have anal sex

見慣れる

みなれる

to become used to seeing, to be familiar with

見守る

みまもる

to watch over, to watch attentively

申し出る

もうしでる

to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information

やがて

soon

ふと

suddenly

生き生き

いきいき

vividly, lively

足を伸ばす

あしをのばす

to (relax and) stretch ones legs out, to go for a further walk

指導

しどう

leadership, guidance, coaching, shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

接する

せっする

to receive (e.g. visitor), to attend to, to serve, to take care of, to look after, to deal with, to see, to receive (news), to get, to hear, to encounter, to come across, to be tangent to, to make touch, to bring into contact with, to bring adjacent to, to bring close, to connect, to touch, to border on, to be adjacent, to be close, to come in contact with, to adjoin, be tangent to, touch

整備

せいび

maintenance, servicing, putting in place, establishment, development, preparation, provision, outfitting

後片付け

あとかたづけ

tidying up, cleaning, clearing away, putting in order