growth period (in children)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to become settled; to be fixed
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; (lit.) hotpot boss
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Koshihikari (variety of rice)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
dried sea-cucumber ovaries
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
book; volume; this; present; main; head
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
admiration; being impressed (by)
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance