child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
the other day; some time ago; recently
devoted; self-sacrificing
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
round; spherical; circular
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
fragment; one of the group or party
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
for the first time in one's life
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
public relations department (section, office)
(your) daughter; young woman
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)