outstanding performance award; outstanding performance prize; Outstanding Performance Award; Distinguished Service Medal (e.g. military: US, UK, etc.)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to become distant; to recede
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
based on; on the basis of
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
at the last moment; this late in the game
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)