to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
fixed date; appointed day
very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
general; popular; common; typical
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck