song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
great swordsman; master fencer
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
conquest; domination; mastery
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
antiquity; the previous era
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
one more time; once more; once again
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
(one acting as a) foster parent
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
must not; should not; do not