to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
opening ceremony (of the school term)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to become possible; to become able to (do)
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
fluffy and moist (of food); melt-in-the-mouth
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
results of a scientific investigation; findings
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus