wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to well up; to burst; to arise
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
threat; intimidation; menace
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to turn towards; to point
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
infant; baby; little child
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
(together) with; -wide; including
this place; where one comes from; here
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to go with the flow; to go with the times
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mascot; poster boy; poster girl; brand ambassador
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
noted product; local specialty
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
very popular; highly favoured