gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
woodblock-printed book; book printed from woodblocks
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
standing tall; towering; soaring
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
and yet; though; when; in spite of
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less