dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
as expected; as predicted
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
another; different; something else
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
baseball played without a second base (children's game)
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
play equipment; playground equipment
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
several people; a few people
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
tag (children's game); tig
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you