congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
will not do; do not; does not
Omachi rice; late growing wet-land rice variety, often used in sake production
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
school building; schoolhouse
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to cease; to stop; to be over
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
creation; Creation (by God)
to flare up; to burst into flames
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
modern civilization; modern world
modern person; people of today
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
motherland; fatherland; native country
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)