shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
last night; yesterday evening
to lose money; to spend money
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to cease; to stop; to be over
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
notice; attention; observation
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
formula; prescribed form; established formality
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
cross; crossed; cruciform
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat