Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture); small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate Prefecture)
gradation haircut; gradation cut
tending to break out or project easily
not revealing (thoughts, feelings); not breathing a word
ceremony celebrating the formation of an organization (organisation)
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
training camp; off-campus residential course
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
adult cat; fully-grown cat
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
public junior high school
not mince matters; not mince one's words
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
lookup function; search function
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
what if (as in "what if" stories)
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
by both oneself and others
(arch.) towering; (arch.) lofty; standing out without the influence of others; in splendid isolation
bus terminal; bus station
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to be replaced with new growth
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic