best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
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young (e.g. young children); of few years
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
kiwi (Apteryx spp.); kiwi fruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
district court; local court
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to have a narrow escape from death
trivia; snippet of knowledge
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
word game; wordplay; playing with words
seeing off and meeting on return
answering machine; answer phone
atmosphere (esp. of a place or person); mood; vibe; ambience
every evening; night after night
truancy; school non-attendance
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act