working adult; full-fledged member of society
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
father; dad; husband; you; he
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
heavenly immortal (in Taoism)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
one's own work; making by oneself
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to smile a smile of satisfaction
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in