deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
failure; miss; slipup; blunder; bungle
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to apologize; to apologise
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
with a click; with a snap
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
practical person; man of action; doer
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to comfort; to console; to amuse
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through