regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to become hoarse; to become husky
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to comb down; to smooth down
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm