largest class; top category
holiday season (e.g. Christmas, Thanksgiving)
rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
the last day of the year; New Year's Eve
spring board; vaulting board; takeoff board
(with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse for doing something
while looking on in blank amazement; while gazing at it in shock
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
vine-like; climbing; creeping
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last
close friendship; intimate friendship
reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale
silver-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); golden-lipped pearl oyster; white-lipped pearl oyster
degree of success; success rate
Western-style sit-down toilet
opening of a banquet; opening of a wedding reception
reconversion (of typed characters)
muscles of the back; back muscles
harboring; harbouring; cherishing; entertaining
pair; two kinds; two ways
morning coat; cutaway coat; morning dress (as opposed to evening dress)
creeper (creeping plant); trailer (trailing plant); climber (climbing plant); vine
controlled society; regulated society
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
maximum allowable single-day gain (stock exchange, etc.)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
as a child; when one was a child
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion