reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to take flight; to disappear
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to some extent; to a certain extent
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
(for the) first time in one's life
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
decoration; ornament; trimmings
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
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
Santa cosplay (esp. female)
that's the way it is; such is life
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
being excited; having the jitters (with expectation)