candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
complication; confusion; disorder
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
drama; play; powerful drug
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
digital versatile disc; DVD
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
exemption; exoneration; discharge
convenient; handy; useful
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to be able to manage somehow or another
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence