socks; sock; stockings; stocking
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
contest; comparison; competition
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
custom; habit; customary practice
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
ranchu; variety of goldfish
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to strike out; to start swimming
manner of using one's hands
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle