eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
firmly rooted; deep-seated
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
smooth and flat (e.g. of a prepubescent girl)
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
possessed of a strong sense of duty
measurement round the hips
carving; engraving; chiselled features
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
finely chiseled (features)
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
criterion (criteria) for selection
an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
long hair (usu. of a man)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
leadership; initiative; spearhead
high spirits; gleeful mood
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
interview (e.g. for a job)
finding employment; getting a job
talk; recital; narration; topic
(single-industry) industrial union
telecommunications; correspondence
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin