junior high school student; middle school pupil
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that is to say; so that means
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to that degree; to that extent; that much
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
grandfather; male senior-citizen
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
loose (of clothing); baggy; flabby; saggy; sloshing; slopping
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
throbbing (pain); pounding
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
(plump and) happy-looking
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
besides; in addition; also; moreover
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!