good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
literature; books (reference); document
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
near oneself; close to one; familiar
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
ill-bred; poorly brought up
still (continuing); as ever; further
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
lately; recently; nowadays