to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
telephone booth; telephone box
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
matcha; powdered green tea
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to sniff out; to get wind of
to prostrate oneself before
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about