obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be conspicuous; to stand out
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to look young; to seem young
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
incident; affair; happening; event
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
in succession; one by one
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
guardians; parents; father and older brother
pupil; student; schoolchild
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur