bright (light) colour (color)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
heavy concentration; overconcentration
snowballing (phenomenon, effect)
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
school district; school area
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
guess; speculation; supposition
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
field; sports stadium; arena
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
how; in what way; in what manner
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
half and half; fifty-fifty
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other