one's word is worth 1,000 pieces of gold; a promise should be kept at all cost
mere slip by someone who is usually very careful; simple mistake by a wise person; point overlooked by a cautious person
Dictyoptera (order of insects comprising the cockroaches and the mantids)
associativity; connectivity
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
acceleration; progressive increase
stopping or parking a vehicle
absolute coordinate; absolute address
conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground
construction worker (who works at heights); scaffolding builder; firefighter (Edo period)
young elephant; baby elephant
dotted line (printing); ellipsis (mark)
very resourcefully using tactics adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear; acting according to circumstances
woman's appearance; woman's behaviour; someone dressed as a woman
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
(arch.) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); a short time
Japan Broadcasting Corporation; Nihon Housou Kyoukai; NHK
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
euglena (freshwater flagellate)
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
man's appearance; man's behaviour; someone disguised as a man
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue