slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
running as fast as one can
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
well-known store; famous shop
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
one's own style; self-taught manner
another thing; other things; another man's property
steamed confection (e.g. manjū, uirō, steamed yōkan); steamed cake
demanding; difficult; strict
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals