practical question; practical problem; practical matter
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
dozens; scores of; decades
several hundred; hundreds (of)
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
shikigami; spirit used by onmyōji sorcerers
control; management (e.g. of a business)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to eagerly look forward to
armed forces; military; troops
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
open; spacious; extensive
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)