drawing and manual arts (school subject)
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
chair; stool; post; office; position
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
way (of doing); manner; method; means
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers
small build; small stature
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no, not like that (but like this)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
surname; family name; last name
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
winner; victor; conqueror
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)