to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
second; number two; runner-up
semi-transparent; translucent
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
the same; the said; likewise
overestimation; overvaluing
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
general idea; concept; notion
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
essence; true nature; substance; reality
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
to kill by burning to death
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound