noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
way of speaking; intimation
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
standing for a long time; remaining standing
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
talk; story; conversation
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to make merry; to be festive
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be photographed; to be projected
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
mass communication; mass media
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession