key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to delight; to give pleasure
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to read to the end; to read through; to read from cover to cover
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
I see; that's right; indeed
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
no!; no no!; no, not at all
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
another thing; other things; another man's property
script; screenplay; scenario
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
(another's) daughter; young lady
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
knowing; (an) acquaintance
fifth day of the month; five days
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to tighten; to press hard
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity