finally;  at last;  in the end;  after all;  never (happened)
 connection;  link;  relationship
 to wish (for);  to pray (for);  to hope (for);  to pray silently;  to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind;  to chant (a silent prayer)
 ticket barrier;  ticket gate;  wicket
 how many people;  a number of people
 plump;  rotund;  chubby;  entirely;  completely;  wholly
 to lift up;  to hold up;  to give;  to offer;  to devote;  to sacrifice
 treasure;  treasured item;  prized possession
 to make an appearance;  to show up
 to push aside;  to brush aside
 to run;  to dash;  to gallop (on horseback);  to canter; (arch.)  to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.)  to charge (on horseback)
 to aim at (for, to do, to become);  to try for;  to have an eye on;  to go toward;  to head for
 examination of tickets;  ticket gate;  ticket barrier
 to grow long (e.g. hair, nails);  to lengthen;  to extend;  to reach out;  to hold out;  to straighten;  to smooth out
 to come into contact with;  to touch (each other);  to have a brush with
 automatic turnstile (ticket gate)
 to keep someone from doing;  to stop;  to prevent;  to check;  to hinder;  to obstruct
 card (information, filing, etc.);  card (greetings, congratulations, etc.);  (Western) playing cards;  credit card;  debit card;  match;  game
 (train) station attendant;  station employee;  station staff
 to decorate;  to ornament;  to display;  to exhibit;  to mark (e.g. the day with a victory);  to adorn (e.g. the front page)
 glass sphere;  glass bead;  glass marble
 motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait);  (be) still;  fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare);  intently (e.g. listen, think);  patiently (endure);  stoically
 cheap article;  poor quality article
 painful;  difficult;  distressing;  (psychologically) difficult;  straitened (circumstances);  tight (financial situation)
 tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.);  firmly;  forcefully (e.g. push);  hard
 crime;  sin;  penalty;  sentence;  fault;  responsibility
 disliked;  hated;  tendency;  smack (of);  distinction;  discrimination
 that is to say;  so that means
 unit;  denomination;  credit (in school);  in units of (e.g. "in thousands");  in amounts of
 athletic meet (esp. at school);  sports day
 hakama;  man's formal divided skirt
 circumference;  girth;  tour;  pilgrimage;  circulation (e.g. of blood)
 to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake);  to bring (something) home to someone;  to teach someone a lesson
 knitting wool;  woolen yarn;  woollen yarn
 ball;  sphere;  bead (of sweat, dew, etc.);  drop;  ball (in sports);  pile (of noodles, etc.);  bullet
 to bring;  to take (something) along;  to fetch;  to get