scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to pay out of one's own pocket
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
every year; yearly; annually
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to concern; to be related
magazine; journal; periodical
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
to gain fame; to make one's name
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
casting; cast-metal object
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
postage; carriage; shipping charge
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sending back; return to sender
fee; charge; rate; material
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
drawstring; release cord; lead (e.g. for a dog)