refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
to be enchanted; to be charmed
track and field; athletics
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
hairstyle with hair cut short to typical men's hair length
determination; resolution
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
innocent; cherubic; childlike
being startled; getting a shock
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
difference; discrepancy; variation
body and soul; mind and body
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
esteemed profession (e.g. priest, monk, teacher, doctor, etc.); venerable vocation; ministry; priesthood; holy orders