leucism; pigmentation loss
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
meaning; significance; sense
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
technical skill; ability; capacity
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)