at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
distant look; faraway look
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
pride; boast; credit (to)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
tools and materials; equipment and materials
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
with a click; with a snap
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
still (continuing); as ever; further
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
balance beam (in gymnastics)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to rock; to shake; to swing
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
speech output; voice output; audio output
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
for a while; for some time; for a period
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
Okayama (city, prefecture)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)