to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
prize for perfect attendance
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
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
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
match (to light fire with)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
home area; home town; local
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
hot spring resort where customers can bathe without spending the night
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
health; healthy; sound; fit
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
place; situation; position; location
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing