old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
curious; strange; unusual
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
animal abuse; animal cruelty; cruelty to animals; cruelty toward animals
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
even though it is not; despite not
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
and then; and so; and; so then
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
accumulation; accumulate; store
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
ending up right back where one started
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
five (long cylindrical things)
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself