secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system)
Palaeoloxodon naumanni (extinct species of elephant)
indecent; shameful; unsightly; pathetic
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
original home; birthplace; originator
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
moron; idiot; stupid person
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
period of youth; while young
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
ten; 10; ten years of age; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
item; article; dish; course; finest item