to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
canteen; post exchange; PX
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
torpedo; (sea) mine; underwater mine
chief navigator; navigating officer; navigator; sailing master
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)