to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to pick up; to find; to gather
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
mental; spiritual; emotional
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger