babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
every evening; night after night
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
dated; date; fixed; external
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
accession to the throne; enthronement
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
if you do this; if this is the case
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
Japan's best; number one in Japan