unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
handheld game console; portable game console
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
play equipment; playground equipment
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
with tears in one's eyes; on the verge of tears; with teary eyes; with a hint of moisture; slightly moistly; with emerging sheen
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; lottery (i.e. something decided by chance)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple