as a child; when one was a child; childhood
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
of course; certainly; naturally
national holiday; public holiday
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
almost every day; almost daily
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
finger marks; dirt from the hands
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
removal; dismantling; detaching
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
minute; meager; meagre; mean
villager; village folk; countryfolk
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
warp; curvature; curve; arch
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly