rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
charming; fascinating; attractive
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
bluish-green; turquoise; aqua
English letter; alphabetic character
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
road approaching a shrine
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
underground train; subway
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually