colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
tacit; unspoken; implicit
selection; choice; option
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
important point; point to make note of
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
vocalization; vocalisation
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
a step; short distance; short time
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear