to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
New Year's Eve; December 31
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
training room (hall); gymnasium
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to detain; to check; to restrain
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
precocity; early ripening; premature development
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
light; faint; pale; fleeting
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
traditional Japanese dance
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
sinking into obscurity; being ruined
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
gentle woman; affectionate woman; beautiful graceful woman
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
Japanese amberjack (species of yellowtail, Seriola quinqueradiata)