festival; feast; carnival
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
triangle; triangular shape
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
love triangle; eternal triangle
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
day (as in holiday); daytime
late at night; at a late hour
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
servant; manservant; menial
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur