colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
curtain; hanging; bunting
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
system of government; government structure
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to take over; to hand over
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to gain fame; to make one's name
(your) judgment; discernment
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
liner; regularly scheduled ship
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
riding together; fellow passenger; joint partnership
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
nothing but; none other than
(how) many times; (how) often
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders