look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
festival; feast; carnival
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
local costumed mascot character
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
best photograph; best shot
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
it seems so; that's what it looks like
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
adds force or indicates command
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
trip story; vacation story
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away