grim; stern; stark; heartless
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
genuine article; real thing; real deal
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
electronization; digitization; computerization
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
frequent; densely packed; thick
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
receiving an electric shock
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
as before; as ever; as it was originally
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
bill (at a restaurant); check
supporting role (actor); minor role