though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
planning; project; plan; design
first time; first; initial
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
equality; impartiality; evenness
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl