terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
surrender (fall) of a castle
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
rather; better; instead; if anything
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
the more one looks (at it) the more...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
meaning; significance; sense
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
colour; color; hue; tints
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery