short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood
to get misty; to be covered in mist
Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings
that's all from me, and now the next speaker
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
to make a ceremonial hand movement when receiving the monetary award
biased view (biassed); prejudice; one-sided view
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
looking from the side; looking aside
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
to start shouting; to break out
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
no-good man; (male) loser
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
(wearing) low over one's eyes