studies; schoolwork; classwork
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
odds and ends; all; every
arrest; apprehension; capture
clip-clop (esp. of geta); jingle-jangle (esp. of an old-fashioned shop doorbell); clink-clink (e.g. of metal on glass); clink-clank
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
summer festival; summer matsuri
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
summer vacation; summer holiday
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
dab; dabbing; dove; dub; dubbing
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
light blue; pale blue; aqua
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective