delusion; trick of the imagination
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
several people; a few people
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
platform; home; home base; home plate
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
in the same manner as before; the same as always
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
morning; forenoon; just before noon
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
torii; Shinto shrine archway
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
object of romantic interest
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
fresh verdure; new green leaves
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
step-up; advance; progress; increase
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
acid; sourness; sour taste
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
feeling of food or drink going down one's throat
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
true character; real nature
surname; family name; last name