just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
kalbi; Korean-style marinated barbecued ribs
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
several sheets (flat objects)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
boy; son; baby boy; young man
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
surrounding at a distance
(period of) a year; during an era
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to quicken one's pace (steps)
older sister; elder sister
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
student in a lower grade; underclassman
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer