separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
established practice; custom
honorific/polite/humble prefix
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
blood vessel; blood relationship
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
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
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
ichimatsu doll; traditional Japanese doll with a torso made of hardened sawdust
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to be main; to be principal; to be important
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
custom; habit; customary practice
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
husband and wife; married couple
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
superior; superiors; senior
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to like; to love; to be fond of
look!; there!; here!; that is
trivial; not amounting to much
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock