easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
ahead; before; the future
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
unrequited love; one-sided love
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
chance (of success); odds
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows