to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to stop walking; to pause
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
even though it is not; despite not
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
height (of body); stature
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
large number (of); many; majority
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
general; popular; common; typical
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so