ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
place; position; location; position; standing; status
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
marks or dots written alongside a word to indicate stress or draw the reader's attention; emphasis mark; guiding marks written beside kanji to facilitate reading of kanbun
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
absolutely; positively; decidedly
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
shoulder pain occurring in one's 40s
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
beginning; outset; first; onset
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)