technique; art; skill; move
elementary level; beginner level
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to attempt; to test; to try out
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
this and that; one thing or another
to be worried; to be troubled
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
color scheme; colour scheme
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
annual (plant); first-year student
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
five (long cylindrical things)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
child; childish person; immature person
(someone else's) daughter
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
while; during (the time when)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter