brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
successively; one after another
birth; creation; formation
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
air-permeability; breathability
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
candied apple; toffee apple
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
lottery; tombola; drawing
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
even more; still more; further
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
delicious; appetizing; appetising
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
castella (type of sponge cake)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to show off; to parade; to pretend
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
this, that and the other; this and that
the seven prismatic colors (colours)