colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
defense; defence; protection
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
great vigor; tremendous energy; (lit.) forceful enough to knock down birds in flight
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
bitter (taste); bitter (type of beer)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
stealthy steps; soft steps
newt (esp. the Japanese fire belly newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
true character; real nature
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
damage; injury; defamation; harm
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
front; frontage; facade; main
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
dizzyingly; with one's head swimming
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Catholic rite (e.g. mass); hierurgy