smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
in this way; thus; such; uh...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
until now; so far; up to the present
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
terrible luck; very bad luck
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
two persons; two people; pair; couple
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
beginning; outset; first; onset
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one more time; once more; once again
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to call in; to invite; to bring in
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step