to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
four (long cylindrical things)
illumination; decorative lighting
decoration; ornament; trimmings
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
legend; folklore; tradition
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
Thunder Cross (video game)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin