paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to talk; to chat; to chatter
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
next term; next period; next version; next release
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
addressing (e.g. writing an address on an envelope)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
your company; your shrine
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival