natto (fermented soybeans)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
indeed; really; truly; very much
admiration; being impressed (by)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
transcendence; excellence; superiority
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
editor (in publishing, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright