greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
surname; family name; last name
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
hiding one's embarrassment
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
close; intimate; on good terms
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
difference in social standing; difference in social position
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to shake one's head (in denial)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece