gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to get on the wrong vehicle (bus, train, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
no need to guess; certainly
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
opinion; point of view; visual point
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
jealousy; roasted rice cake
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
festival; feast; carnival