technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
genius; prodigy; natural gift
gender; distinction of sex; sex
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
conviction; belief; confidence
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
country; territory; domain; realm
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
cold district; northern district
place; situation; position; location
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet