to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
dancing or jumping for joy
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to roll about; to writhe about
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
children's story; fairy tale
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
farm work; field labour; field labor
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
confections; sweets; candy; cake
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
depravity; corruption; degradation
snowy; covered in deep snow