to manage something successfully; to be successful
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
for today; for the time being
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
manner of using one's hands
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
period of youth; while young
lesson; precept; teachings; moral