cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
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 building)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
how; in what way; by what means
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
take care; take good care of yourself
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one (thing); one piece; one item
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond