skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to talk; to chat; to chatter
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
shellfish; seashell; shell
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
weight; heavyweight boxer
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
contrived; false-sounding
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
casual speech; peer language; informal language
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve