unimpressive; unimpressed
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
cooperation; collaboration
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
high; noble; refined; advanced
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
behind others; losing out to others
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
whole face; all over one's face
ringing; throbbing violently
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
evening meal; dinner; supper
irresistible; overwhelming
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with