children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
cooking; food preparation
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
cookware; cooking utensil
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
very interesting; of great interest
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
experiment; experimentation
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to stimulate one's appetite; to whet one's appetite
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
room allocation; assignment of rooms
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
for use by children; for children
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
back street; back alley; off-street
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger