attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to tighten; to press hard
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
unanticipated; unexpected
name; given name; first name
with a start; with a jump
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
sword skills; swordsmanship
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
results; record; grades; marks
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.