to prostrate oneself before
sword play; samurai drama
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
using together (jointly); used at the same time
younger brother and sister
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
the same as always; day after day
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
daytime television serial; soap opera
level of happiness; degree of happiness
multiplier; multiplier factor
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
action committee; executive committee
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
attendance (at school); going to school
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
as a child; when one was a child
family breakdown; family disintegration; collapse of one's family
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
senior high school student
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home