to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to yell; to rant; to rave
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
biological older sister; real elder sister
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
children's story; fairy tale
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
unique; original; individual; unusual
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
height of; middle of; full bloom
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
present-day science; modern science
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
trend; tendency; movement; attitude