outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
draft papers; callup notice
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
countenance; features; looks
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
accumulation; accumulate; store
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
comparatively; quite; rather
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
time; season; period; phase; stage
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then