colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
polish; improvement; burnishing
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
promotion (school, military, etc.)
master; teacher; stable master
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
family name; lineage; birth; clan
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
in one's own way or style
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to step forward; to take a step forward
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(not so) much; (not) very
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
condensed milk; Soviet Union
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to stiffen; to become stiff
again; once more; a second time
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
diagonal move (in the game of go)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else