seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
having high information content; informative
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
form; shape; figure; visage
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
god of fortune; god of wealth
imagination; supposition; guess
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
every year; yearly; annually
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun