illustration (e.g. book); picture
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
abundant harvest; bumper crop
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
with a friendly grin; smilingly
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
fertile; productive; fruitful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile