cartoon-character costume
war; battle; match; game; competition
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
leadoff batter; first batter; first person appearing (witness, performer, etc.)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
pull; patronage; tug; discount
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to make an appearance; to show up
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
split; division; break up
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
grotesque; disgusting; gross
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
under the staircase; understairs
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet