to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
bungalow; one-story house
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to say; to tell; to state; to do
trifling; little; few; slight
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to have meaning; to be meaningful
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
handicraft; industrial art object
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
every year; yearly; annually
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist