unit; (musical) group; band
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
established practice; custom
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
popular song program on radio or television
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
world; society; people; the public