wearing one's hair in braids
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
performance of one's official duties
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
historical play; period drama
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
older sister; elder sister
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
school building; schoolhouse
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill