very young; little; childish; immature
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
triangle; triangular shape
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
pupil; student; schoolchild
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
conviction; belief; confidence
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)