traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
truth is stranger than fiction
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
over-the-knee socks; overknee socks
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
imposing stance; daunting pose
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
long-term hospitalization
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)