somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
majority group (party, faction)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
second day of the month; two days
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
tail (animal); tail end; tip
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
waste; uselessness; redundance
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout