shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
oblong; landscape orientation
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
if you do this; if this is the case
instability; insecurity; crankiness
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
(lit.) yo-yo fishing; Japanese festival game of fishing balloons (with loops attached), floating in water, out with a hook
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
influential person; man of importance
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do