to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
birth; creation; formation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
top of the head; crown of the head
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
bottled beer; bottle beer
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
error; mistake; slip; bug
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
late-night show; midnight broadcast
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
program (e.g. TV); programme
success or failure; outcome; result
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
heap; pile; stack; full measure
fluent (in a language); flowing
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best