long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
Deneb (star in the constellation Cygnus); Alpha Cygni
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
singularity; singular point
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
jealousy; roasted rice cake
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...