mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
very popular; highly favoured
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
mountain climbing; mountaineering