to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
deep regret; great disappointment
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
training; drill; practice; discipline
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
image; figure; figure; form; image
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...