beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
class; heading; group; category
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
everywhere; all over; throughout
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
mask; disguise; guise; mask
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to lose sight of; to miss
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away