six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
Japan's best; number one in Japan
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
show tent; circus tent; freak show
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
just one person; only one
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore