to become experienced (after many years of practice)
black lustre; black luster
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
one's own child; one's own children
together; at the same time; same; identical
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
boundless; vast; limitless; faint; hazy; dim
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
alone; unaided; away from home
to cast a net; to throw a net
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
literally; to the letter; literal
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
this world; this life; world of the living
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)