(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
this is why; this means; it is the case that
appearance; figure; shape; form
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off; clicking with someone; being compatible
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
in the morning; during the morning
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
special training; intensive training; crash course
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
root; joint; base; crotch
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission