Momotarou (legendary Japanese folk-tale hero)
letter affixed to an arrow
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
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
narrow; thin (sized); slender
woman; female; feminine gender
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
princess; daughter of a nobleman
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
trauma (usu. psychological)
because of; owing to; due to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
such; this sort of; like this
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
general; popular; common; typical
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair