glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to face; to go towards; to head towards
being somewhat excited (agitated)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
for example; for instance; e.g.
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to win and advance to the next round
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
possible; potential; practicable; feasible