place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
real thing; original; actual
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
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 ...
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
one-by-one; separately; in detail
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
to hide; to keep to oneself