greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
subleader; assistant leader
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
raising an army; launching business
write jointly; collection of autographs
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
museum; reference library; archive; record office
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
real hair; one's own hair
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
selection of music; song selection
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
taking a commemorative photo
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
each (every) time; whenever
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
coloured paper; colored paper