magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
emotional scars; mental trauma
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
verbal message; word (from someone)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
picture for coloring in (colouring)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
cooperation; collaboration
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
paints; painting material
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
decorative plate; palette; pallet
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can