smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
traditional Japanese dance
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
joint together; opposite; facing
genuine; authentic; true; real
social dance; ballroom dancing
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
English conversation; school for English conversation
private tutor; coach; governess
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to choke; to have trouble breathing
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
junior high school student; middle school pupil
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness