bright; intelligent; clever; smart
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
thought; consideration; thinking
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
rather; sooner; preferably
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
equipment; installation; facilities; arrangements
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
comparatively; relatively
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to mix; to stir; to blend
to paint (draw) a picture
to collect; to assemble; to gather
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
furnishings; implements; equipment
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may