first thing in the morning
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to have a talk; to tell a story
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
ardent; passionate; vehement
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
leather cover; leather binding
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
Solomon; Solomon (10th century BCE; King of Israel)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet