stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
(attractively) small face (esp. a woman's)
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
hair iron; curling tongs; straightening iron
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
villain; baddie; the villain's part
rehearsal; rehabilitation
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
too (much); overly; excessively
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
to behave well (of a child)
what do you want?; can I help you?