distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
stealthily; secretly; in secret
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
part time (school system)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
favorite; favourite; habitually used
good performance; good work; great success
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
talk; story; conversation