ten-year-old; ten year old
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
intelligence; intellect; brains
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to overdo; to do too much
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to open (one's eyes) wide
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reopening; resumption; restarting
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
(in) the air; midair; sky
with a click; with a snap
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
taking someone away by force; transportation (e.g. for forced labor); forced transport (e.g. to a police station)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(this is only) the beginning; just the start; jonokuchi; lowest division in sumo
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
real experience; actual observations
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
after a long time; for the first time in a while