play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
primary school; elementary school; grade school
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
naughty; mischievous; unruly
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
hakama fashioned in the style of the pantaloons worn by the Portuguese
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
right in the middle (of); midst; height
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
pointing out; identification
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
destination; place one stays during a trip
chaps (in the skin); cracks
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman