to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
postcard; memo; note; card
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; self-loving
to tower over the surroundings
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
seniority by length of service
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
type A (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer