effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
(committee) chairman; president
in person; personally; directly
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
flour; meal; powder; dust
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
reckless; blind; without knowing; at random
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
factory; plant; mill; workshop
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
almost every day; almost daily
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
type of soft Japanese confectionery made with rice flour (somewhat similar to Turkish delight)