to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
festival merrymaking; revelry
single-lens reflex camera
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
hundred days; lengthy time
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
festive chopsticks; thick round chopsticks used on festive occasions
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
coating (esp. lacquering)
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
virtue; charm; merit; good point
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
inexpert or untrained eyes
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing