spirit; heart; disposition
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to cast; to mint; to coin
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
nature; property; disposition
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
finish; finishing; finishing touches
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
historical play; period drama
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number