tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
running as fast as one can
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to raise one's voice; to shout
scattered; separated; dispersed
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
approximate age; age range
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
means of communication; media of communication; organ of communication; tool of communication
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
one's own style; self-taught manner
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
another thing; other things; another man's property
steamed confection (e.g. manjū, uirō, steamed yōkan); steamed cake
demanding; difficult; strict
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...