to perform; to play; to act
effect; result; worth; use; avail
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to frolic about; to mess around
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
professor; teaching; instruction
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to keep an eye on; to take care of
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to be conspicuous; to stand out
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
gem; jewel; precious stone
piece; fragment; one (object)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
pericarp (ripened ovary wall forming part of a fruit); skin (of a fruit); peel; rind
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant