decorative lights; illumination
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
trauma (usu. psychological)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
happy memory; sweet memory
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
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
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to run around; to bustle about
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed