to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
senior high school; high school
instant; moment; for an instant
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
sticky; stiff; tenacious; persistent
solitude; loneliness; isolation
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
creation; Creation (by God)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
color fixing; colour fixing; mordantizing
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
body; physical system; (the) person
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder