polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
next generation; future generation
innumerable; countless; numberless
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
(another's) child; child; kid
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
fast-talking; rapid talking
many; numerous; various; large number of
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
none of your business; not your concern
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
emphasizes direct object of action
unit of land area (approx. one-tenth hectare)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
hand used like a sword in striking
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
light blue; pale blue; aqua