hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
young girl; lass; adolescent female
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
ripple (on water); wavelet
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
dancing or jumping for joy
small hawk or falcon (used for hunting); falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
to happen to hear; to overhear
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
particular; hard to please; fussy
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
(apportioning) in small amounts
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
coquettish; teasing; mischievous; devilish
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
small restaurant; eating house
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
trifling matter; urination; urine
small saucepan; small pot
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to happen to hear; to overhear
small insect; midge; vermicule
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
small chamber; cell; cabinet; areole; areola
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
overhear; happened to hear that
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
small build; small stature
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
lowercase letter; small letter
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
fool; person beneath one's contempt
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
small tiger; light drinker; occasional drinker
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
snug; neat; modest; frugal; simple; compact
small businessman; petty trader
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
small garden; small place
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
raised tatami-floored seating area (common in traditional restaurants)
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the New Year; Koshōgatsu
superficially clever; smart-alecky; shrewd
Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)
casual dish (esp. Japanese food); simple dish
bracer (arm guard used in archery); gauntlet (armour); glove (in kendo or fencing); strike to the forearm (in kendo)
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
quibble; pointless argument
Siberian blue robin (Luscinia cyane)
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
light or fine rain; drizzle
particular; hard to please; fussy
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
small administrative unit (of a village)
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
kouta (Heian-era court lady's song accompanying the men's ōuta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often a love ballad
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
small portion; small serving
fool; person beneath one's contempt
young elephant; baby elephant
small plank; piece of wood
a little stylish; chic; trendy
Little Edo; town or neighbourhood with an old townscape reminiscent of Edo
fool; person beneath one's contempt
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
quibble; pointless argument
dancing or jumping for joy
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
laths; bamboo lathing; short kyogen dance, danced to chanted accompaniment
recovering slightly; making a small rally
komaru (type of playing cards)
green spring onion shoots
delicate flavor; subtle feeling; subtlety; delicacy
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
just before noon; late-morning snack
childish reaction (like that of an elementary school student); unsophisticated reaction
small scratch; small amount of damage
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll
short steps; mincing stride; crotch; groin; thigh
small portion; small serving
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
little shop; small shop; low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
sounding someone out; putting out a feeler; testing the waters; small jackpot (esp. pachinko)
slightly lower (of a price); marginally down; edging lower; showing a mild downward trend
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
particular; hard to please; fussy
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
small eggplant; Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica)
undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs; unit of timber measurement
green spring onion shoots
starting field not containing any 20-point cards
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
mask of a beautiful, delicate young woman
armlock throw; forearm throw
close friend; good friend; bosom buddy; chum; pal
warp rib weave cotton fabric (from Kokura)
green spring onion shoots
unloading a barge; small pieces of fried tofu; palanquin that carried guests to and from the red light district
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
fool; person beneath one's contempt
chopping finely; slicing up finely; something chopped up finely
first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")
little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
raised tatami-floored seating area (common in traditional restaurants)
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
lock of hair (on the side of the head)
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
small scratch; small amount of damage
Dorcus rectus (species of stag beetle)
slight shaking; slight wavering
minor villain; small-time crook; henchman
small strap tied at the waist of a hanpi
sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus)
small woman; young woman; young maid
(arch.) small purification wand; thinly cut hemp or paper mixed with rice (scattered as an offering to the gods)
falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
it is wiser to make money steadily over time; light gains make heavy purse; (lit.) better small takings than a large win
minor fluctuations (e.g. in a market); small movements
lively or quick witted person
lively or quick witted person
lively or quick witted person
lively or quick witted person
doing or saying something a little stupid
doing or saying something a little stupid
small material (for a story, article, etc.); small joke
keima; knight's move; kogeima; small knight's move
small avalanche; small avalanche joseki
small mouse; small rat; baby mouse; baby rat; mouse pup
small mouse; small rat; baby mouse; baby rat; mouse pup
prop master; property master
small two-wheeler (e.g. moped)
Edo-period small-size single-sheet prints containing puzzles, short stories, etc.; Edo-period playbills
to rally a little (e.g. market)
walking with short steps; (arch.) errand boy
doing or saying something a little stupid
the 83 new LDP members of parliament elected in the Sept. 2005 general election; (lit.) children of (Junichiro) Koizumi
Tokyo Metropolitan Koishikawa High School
small mouse; small rat; baby mouse; baby rat; mouse pup
Reticulum (constellation); the Reticle
small avalanche; small avalanche joseki
Koito Industries, Limited
short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
Koedo; Koedo (train service)
garden maple; komine maple; acer micranthum
spindle tree (Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus)
Siebold's maple (Acer sieboldianum)
short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
red-cheeked myna (Agropsar philippensis); violet-backed starling
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
konara oak (Quercus serrata); pin oak
little madam; young and fashion-conscious woman married to a high-earning man
Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus)
symphylan (any centipede-like arthropod of class Symphyla)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea)
tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus); Bewick's swan; whistling swan
East Asian orixa (Orixa japonica); Japanese orixa
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Lilium leichtlinii (species of lily)
pygmy right whale (Caperea marginata)
little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Ephippianthus schmidtii (species of orchid)
little owl (Athene noctua)
lesser flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor)
Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis)
merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox)
black-browed reed warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)
common duckweed (Lemna minor); lesser duckweed
Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis)
least auklet (Aethia pusilla)
hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)
Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis)
dwarf eelgrass (Nanozostera japonica); Japanese eelgrass
pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps)
common clothes moth (Tineola biselliella)
Gomphina melanegis (species of Venus clam)
little Japanese horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus cornutus); Japanese lesser horseshoe bat
Old World forked fern (Dicranopteris linearis)
lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella); cabbage moth
Old World forked fern (Dicranopteris linearis)
Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
Japanese noctule (Nyctalus furvus)
Haviside's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii)
minke whale; piked whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis)
chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria); gripeweed; shatterstone; stonebreaker; leafflower
white hellebore (Veratrum stamineum); false hellebore
approximately thirty minutes
young man (who has recently undergone his manhood ceremony)
small drink; small amount of alcohol
Chinese chive; garlic chive (Allium tuberosum)
Koyanagi Station (Aomori)