on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
harm; injury; evil (influence)
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
sampling food; tasting; trying
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
to become keen on; to get passionate about
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
whitebait; elver (young eel)
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ability; capability; skill
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to look around; to look towards (us)
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
to repeat; to be frequent
investment; contribution; financing
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
feel (of a material); texture
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
for use by children; for children
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?