jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
gem; jewel; precious stone
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
retainer; retinue; servant
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
finger flick to the forehead
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
production (e.g. play); direction
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
first meeting; first interview with
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to crawl out of; to creep out of
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
to say; to be called; to do
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
courteous; decorous; polite
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to