to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to compete with; to vie for
factory; plant; mill; workshop
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
ability; performance; efficiency
stability; security; equilibrium
high efficiency; high performance
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
step; stride; counter for steps
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
society; the world; the times
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
pointing out; identification
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
confections; sweets; candy; cake