as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
press; print shop; printing office
decorative lights; illumination
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
main school; principal school; this school; our school
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
guardians; parents; father and older brother
holding two or more positions concurrently
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
lost property; something dropped and left behind
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
and; AND (Boolean operator)