to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
growing child's hearty appetite
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
sauce-flavoured rice crackers
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
autumn breeze; fall breeze
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
laughing while reminiscing
in high spirits; talking big