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)
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
questions and answers; dialogue
standard; set; routine; decided
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to pick up; to find; to gather
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to name; to call; to christen; to term
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
different surname; married couple maintaining separate surnames
to have a name entered in the family register
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
likability; favorability; popularity
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
silver-stripe round herring (Spratelloides gracilis)
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
doing whatever one pleases
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year