improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
stationery shop; a stationer
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
air conditioning; air cooling
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
genius; prodigy; natural gift
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
just the other day; quite recently
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient