preparation; arrangements
river; stream; River; the ... river
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
than; from; out of; except; but; more
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)