to look forward to something
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
expression; look; countenance; face
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
falling asleep at the wheel
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
establishment (of a business); founding
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
every year; yearly; annually
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
streamer; pennant; windsock
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one