ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
defense; defence; protection
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to pass (of time); to elapse
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
plural; multiple; several
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
commencing with; including
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
innumerable; countless; numberless
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to jump at; to be attracted by
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)