clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to relax; to feel at home
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
clear; precise; definite; distinct
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
incense holder; incense burner
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
senior high school; high school
contest; comparison; competition
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
left side; left-hand side
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)