weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
decorative lights; illumination
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
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
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
father and mother; parents
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
riskiness; (level of) danger
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
mobilization; mobilisation
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
feeling; sense; impression
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
behind; in the rear; in back
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
considerably; fairly; quite
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw