diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
jumping to a hasty conclusion
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
every person; each one; everybody
to be filled to bursting; to burst
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
middle of the night; dead of night
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
just one person; only one
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
one's possessions; ownership
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season