decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
member (of a group led by a kumigashira); member (of a fire brigade); muntin; mullion; member
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
friend; comrade; companion
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
geisha; (arch.) kabuki actor (esp. a young actor); (arch.) someone accomplished in the arts
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
dried sea-cucumber ovaries
Son of God; child of an emperor
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
having children; attempting to conceive
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
many children; large family
(as used in Northern Japan) greenling; (as used in Kochi and surrounds) medaka ricefish
baby monkey; small monkey
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
kid; young goat; goatling
young turtle (tortoise); turtle (tortoise) shell
flying fish roe; (arch.) travelling male homosexual prostitute
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
boy; son; baby boy; young man
one's own child; one's own children
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
person in a scam whose role is to collect money from the victim
little finger; pinky; little toe
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
very young fish (esp. a konoshiro gizzard shad); (arch.) new geisha
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
dramatic role for child; child actor
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
unwanted child; shunned child
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
clothes padded with cotton
quilting; quilted coat; quilted clothes
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute
safe, easy childbirth; guardian bodhisattva, buddha or deity of children or childbirth (esp. Ksitigarbha or Avalokitesvara)
day of the Boar in the month of the Boar (the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
snow child (type of winter spirit)
there is no love like a father's; no child knows how dear he is to his parents
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
child's role in noh dance; child actor (in noh); henchman; follower
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
bird's egg (esp. a chicken egg); chick; baby bird (esp. a baby chicken); eggshell-colored traditional Japanese paper made primarily of Diplomorpha sikokiana fibres (high-quality, glossy); eggshell (colour); red and white oval rice cakes
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
person (esp. child) who watches a lot of TV
(plant's) new bulb; new stocks; new shares
children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together
a foolish child is more precious
dried small sardines, etc. used to make fish stock; person in bank transfer scam whose role it is to withdraw the cash
what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children
cake served with tea; snack; offering or gift given at Buddhist services; light meal taken before breakfast by farmers
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
rosefinch (any finch of genus Carpodacus); monkey
mother's boy; mother's girl
nature itself is a good mother; (lit.) even without parents, children grow up
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
minor taro root; taro cormlet; taro cormel
rough estimate; mental arithmetic
one's child; a child one has brought into the world; (arch.) descendant
kinoko; mountain-dwelling demon resembling a child
mama's boy; mama's girl; mother's boy; mother's girl; mummy's boy; mummy's girl
chintzy, money-grubbing girl
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
child who attended a temple school
subsidiary screen; sub-screen; pop-up window
Ksitigarbha statue erected to help deliver miscarried and aborted fetuses to buddhahood (foetuses)
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
some things can be learned from the young; a fool may give a wise man counsel; (lit.) to be led across the shallows by the child on one's shoulders
crying over spilt milk; (lit.) counting the age of one's dead child
like father, like son; (lit.) a child who does not resemble their parents is a changeling
the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son
frivolous, flighty woman; good-time girl
Rip van Winkle effect (for a woman); feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to Japan (for a woman)
thin person; skinny person
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like mother, like daughter; like mother, like son
the parent is the best judge of the child
kanji "child" radical at left
notched bamboo rod rubbed with an implement similar to a bamboo whisk (used as a percussion instrument); wooden vertical batten
a child is an everlasting responsibility
red and white egg-shaped mochi
no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child
female usher at traditional Kansai theatrical events
Seiko-chan cut; feathered hairstyle that hides the eyebrows with bangs
my love; my dear; darling
son of a person of high social standing
travelling male homosexual prostitute