moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
carving; engraving; sculpture
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
fluent (in a language); flowing
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
counter for books; volume
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
pointing out; identification
family which supports a temple; parishioner
winter vacation; winter holidays
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
commencing with; including
Nagano (city, prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
article; thing; object; property; real estate
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging