substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
festival; feast; carnival
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
in proportion to; just as much as
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
look; glance; (at first) sight
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
because of; owing to; due to
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fast walking; semi-jogging
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to push aside; to push one's way through
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness