illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
choices; alternatives; options
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to go ahead; to pull ahead
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
folklore studies; folkloristics
classification; categorization; sorting
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
deity of the hearth; god of the kitchen stove
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
origin; beginning; source
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed