mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be kind to; to treat kindly
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
while; during; while; although; all; both
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
number one; first; best; most; game; round
name; given name; first name
castella (type of sponge cake)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)