spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fine day; clear day; formal occasion
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
virtue; charm; merit; good point
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
neat and clean; tidy; trim
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
Minister of the Imperial Household
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
the wisdom of the many; well-known
unrequited love; one-sided love
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to deceive; to blind the eyes of