not permitting; not authorizing
censorship; inspection; examination
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
metropolitan bylaw; metropolitan ordinance
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
regulations; rules; (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
for use by children; for children
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
older sister; lass; young lady
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent