to grow taller (of people)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
another kind; distinct species; variety
un-; non-; negative prefix
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
goodness; excellence; virtue
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
malicious; deliberately mean
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
one thin flat object; one sheet
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
to run a shop; to have a shop
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to employ; to hire; to charter
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
ceramics painting; porcelain painting; painting on china
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
train ticket printed on thick paper
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy