to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
please (give me); please (do for me)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
summer festival; summer matsuri
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded