what with this and that; for a number of reasons
evening; last night; yesterday evening
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to be conspicuous; to stand out
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
light; faint; pale; fleeting
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
secret; private; surreptitious
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly