kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
deceiving; cheating; fooling
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
sign; indication; omen; symptom
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
and; thereupon; because of that
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken