roller coaster; big dipper
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
scenery; scene; landscape
curiosity; inquisitiveness
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
serious look (on one's face); straight face
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
roller coaster; coaster (small mat for drinks); coaster brake
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
weird; strange; mysterious
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
program (e.g. TV); programme
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
practice; practising; experience
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
from morning to evening; all day long
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks