(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
that is to say; so that means
charming; fascinating; attractive
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
meaning; significance; sense
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
difference; variation; difference
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
private power generation; masturbation
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
number of times; frequency; count
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean