ninth day of the month; nine days
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to make merry; to be festive
to be erected; to be built
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
senior high school; high school
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
cartoon-character costume
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
participation; joining; entry; adherence
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
planning; project; plan; design
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
fortune-telling; divination
combination; union; incorporation; congruence