pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
by myself; in person; by oneself
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
after school (at the end of the day)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
older sister; lass; young lady
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
memory; sense; experience
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
senior high school student
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects