gaudy; showy; garish; loud
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to look forward to something
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
scholarship; scientific attainments
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
bright person; talented student; prodigy
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
pupil; student; schoolchild
fluent (in a language); flowing
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
while; even though; despite
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to look down (on); to condescend (to)