home area; home town; local
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
push-up (exercise); press-up
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
what time; (lit.) which hour
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
how; in what way; by what means
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
maintenance; preservation; improvement
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts