sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
physical education; PE; gym (class)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
retort; back talk; backchat
willpower; energy; vitality
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
individual differences; personal equation
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
with these words; while saying
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less