reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
kindergartener; preschooler
cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
physical education; PE; gym (class)
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)
prickling; stinging; tingling
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided