friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
way of reciting; way of telling a story
sanity; consciousness; soberness
discipline; training; teaching manners
relatively; comparatively
evening meal; dinner; supper
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
presence (impressive quality)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
of tender years; very young
kamala (Mallotus philippensis); kamala tree; red kamala
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
foreign; abroad; overseas
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious