rope; cord; policeman's rope
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
platform; home; home base; home plate
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
length (of an animal); body length
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
festival; feast; carnival
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
sports ground; sports oval
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 house, etc.)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store