to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
death penalty; capital punishment
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
study; research; investigation
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
that; the matter in question
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
difficult to ...; hard to ...
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
primary school; elementary school; grade school
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
pupil; student; schoolchild
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
attendance (at school); going to school
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
name; given name; first name
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on