popular name; common name; given name
proposal; proposition; suggestion
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
matter of time; question of time
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
flat part of the top of the cranium; plate-like depression on the top of a kappa's head
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
winter fur; winter plumage
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
vague recollection; faint memory
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
migratory bird; bird of passage
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
study; diligence; discount; reduction
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
senior high school; high school
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory