mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum