flight; desertion; escape
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
older employee who does not have much actual work
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to throw on the fire; to burn
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
constitution; rules; regulation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala