upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
Ono no Komachi (poetess of the Heian period among the six and thirty-six immortals)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
kind; sort; species; species
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
Satou Haruo (1892.4.9-1964.5.6)
and; thereupon; because of that
reading aloud; recitation
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
library (usu. single-room); small library
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
personal; individual; private
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up