brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
everything; anything; nothing
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
beyond that point; after that
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
what's that?; what the...
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
at work; in the midst of work; working
playing with balls (e.g. football, playing catch, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
call; summons; convening; convocation