mysterious power of words to alter reality
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to this extent; to this degree; this much
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
washing machine (laundry)
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to look after (often medically); to take care of
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
racing tip; racing prediction
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
conservative without party affiliation
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to let down one's hair; to undo hair