kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to bring back; to restore
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
writing implement; writing tool
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
system; institution; organization; organisation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
no matter how much time passes
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to hand over; to surrender
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
paper airplane (aeroplane)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
until now; so far; up to the present