to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
out of character; unlike one
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
destination; place one stays during a trip
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
three; three years of age
to have (something) innate; to be born with
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn