outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
accurate; correct; precise; exact
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
difference; variation; difference
to take a breath; to take a short rest
matter of time; question of time
history of Japan; Japanese history
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
stealthily; secretly; in secret
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to pull in (fish); to land
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
to ask; to enquire; to query
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation