clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
memory; sense; experience
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to call in; to invite; to bring in
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
overhear; happened to hear that
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be helpful; to be useful
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
in the same way as; just like
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to stretch; to extend; to gain influence; to become stronger; to go further; to extend one's journey; to smooth out
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
item; article; dish; course; finest item
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in