cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
three-cornered hat; tricorne
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
four (long cylindrical things)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
elliptical shape; oval shape
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
very young; little; childish; immature
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping