to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
nee-naw (sound of an emergency vehicle siren); wee-woo
attending (upon); keeping another company
Momotarou (legendary Japanese folk-tale hero)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
interrupting a game; time out
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop