to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
all; entire; whole; altogether
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to need; to call for; to require
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
head of the student council; president of the student council
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
influence; effect; impact
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
that is to say; so that means
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.