poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
hidden (talents, etc.); self-concealment; self-effacement
school district; school area
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
strong-willed; strong of heart
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
innumerable; countless; numberless
secret base; hideout; hidden position
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
in person; personally; directly
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin