suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
annual function; annual event
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
one breath; chug!; drink!
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
one more time; once more; once again
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to raise one's voice; to shout
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
continuation; succession; series
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to be opposite; to face each other