lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
vocational school; technical school
accounting; administration (of money)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
construction; architecture (of buildings)
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
character style; character form
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
even if; even though; however; no matter how
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(written) contract; agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
female high-school student