valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
proposal; proposition; suggestion
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
document; official papers
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
writing; composition; essay; sentence
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
once upon a time; a long time ago
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
way of reciting; way of telling a story
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
surname; family name; last name
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to let out a cry; to shout
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe