straight-laced person; stubborn person
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
posture; position; stance
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
silence (not speaking); muteness
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
fighting stance; fighting pose
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
someone; a certain person
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with