to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
manager of itinerant entertainers (Edo period)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
billow; surge; large wave
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus)
to become pale; to turn pale
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
upper part; upper region; region above
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
the 48 basic techniques; every trick in the book; the 48 basic sexual positions
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinensis)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
silk damask; satin damask
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)