sailor suit; middy uniform
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
king; monarch; ruler; champion
suspicious-looking; fishy
in name but not in reality
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
look!; there!; here!; that is
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to pay the bill; to settle an account
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
sunlight; rays of the Sun
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
natural product; product of nature