going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
rikka; formal style of ikebana
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
hello; good day; good afternoon
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala