to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
orphan; person without friends
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
sphere; counter for balls
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
celestial sphere; the heavens
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to make a speech; to address
day after day; day by day
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to become possible; to become able to (do)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
memories; recollections; reminiscence
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
yoke; constraints; oppression
to live; to reside; to inhabit
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to grant someone's request
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
office and rank; an official rank
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain