to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
record keeper; recorder; archivist
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
strategist; tactician; schemer
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
good (place to leave off); convenient
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
candied apple; toffee apple
limited time; limited-time offer
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
digital signage display; electronic billboard; digital signage system
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality