potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
green tract of land; green space
color of water after washing rice (colour)
globular shape; spherical shape
being about to cry; the verge of tears
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
place for relaxation and refreshment
very; much; greatly; a lot of
sunlight filtering through trees
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
armchair theory; impracticable theory
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
precocious; precocious child
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
to despair of; to see the vanity of
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
pronunciation; production of sound
blur; blurred; indistinct