surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
strength; power; proficiency; ability
until now; so far; up to the present
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
decision; judgment; resolution
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
technique; art; skill; move
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone