not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to live; to reside; to inhabit
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
practice; practising; training; study
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
in one's own way or style
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way