slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
unanticipated; unexpected
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
radiant smile; contented smile; look of complete satisfaction
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
strike while the iron is hot
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on