viscous; sticky; gluey; viscosity
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to love ardently; to be madly in love with
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
the question remains; it comes into question
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
appearance; figure; shape; form
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
memory; sense; experience
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
hot spring district (within a town)
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
serious; severe; grave; acute
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sympathy; compassion; pity