make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
many; much; plenty; hardly
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
go that far; to that extent
trailer (vehicle); semi-trailer truck; trailer (for a film, video game, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
food stand; food stall; branch store
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
boy; son; baby boy; young man
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
second day of the month; two days
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance