to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
stealthily; secretly; in secret
for the first time in one's life
to perceive; to understand
I appreciate your efforts
never mind!; don't worry about it
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to relax; to feel at home
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
at some point in the past; at some stage
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
late at night; at a late hour
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
spread; span; expanse; extent
way (of doing); manner; method; means
great number; very large number; round number; approximate figure
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
every month; each month; monthly
February; second month of the lunar calendar
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
in the following manner; as follows
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats