light blue; pale blue; aqua
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
normal duties; (one's) regular work
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to stay (at); to stop (at)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
one act (of a play); scene; event
first meeting; first interview with
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to frolic about; to mess around
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head