to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
young person; youth; young
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to turn completely into; to become completely
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
secret; private; surreptitious
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
rough; careless; reckless; slovenly
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to come and go; to go back and forth