polish; improvement; burnishing
effect; result; worth; use; avail
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to win and advance to the next round
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
participation; joining; entry; adherence
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
time around sunset; early evening
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
boy; son; baby boy; young man
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch